Yamina Pressler- PhD in Ecology
- PostDoc Position at Texas A&M University
Yamina Pressler
- PhD in Ecology
- PostDoc Position at Texas A&M University
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Introduction
I am a scientist, writer, educator, and speaker with a deep fascination for soils, the organisms that inhabit them, and the community of people who study them. My research lies at the intersection of soil biology, disturbance ecology, and biogeochemistry where I explore the role of soil fauna in ecosystem scale processes in response to global change. My current research focuses on how fires affect soil food webs, organic matter, and carbon cycling. I also explore our relationship to soil through writing and art and seek to strengthen our connection to soils through field-based education. When I am not doing science, I enjoy reading books, runn
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March 2019 - present
January 2017 - present
August 2016 - December 2016
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Publications (21)
Global fire regimes are shifting due to climate and land use changes. Understanding the responses of belowground communities to fire is key to predicting changes in the ecosystem processes they regulate. We conducted a comprehensive meta‐analysis of 1634 observations from 131 empirical studies to investigate the effect of fire on soil microorganism...
Climate change is drastically altering global fire regimes, which may affect the structure and function of insect communities. Insect responses to fire are strongly tied to fire history, plant responses, and changes in species interactions. Many insects already possess adaptive traits to survive fire or benefit from post-fire resources, which may r...
Climate change is altering natural selection globally, which could shift the evolutionary trajectories of traits central to the carbon (C) cycle. Here, we examine the components necessary for the evolution of C cycling traits to substantially drive changes in global C cycling and integrate these components into a framework of ecoevolutionary dynami...
The Arctic is the world’s largest reservoir of soil organic carbon and understanding biogeochemical cycling in this region is critical due to the potential feedbacks on climate. However, our knowledge of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling in the Arctic is incomplete, as studies have focused on plants, detritus, and microbes but largely ignored the...
Climate change is predicted to increase climate variability and frequency of extreme events such as drought, straining water resources in agricultural systems. Thus, limited irrigation strategies and soil amendments are being explored to conserve water in crop production. Biochar is the recalcitrant, carbon-based coproduct of biomass pyrolysis duri...
Background and aims
Fires are expected to become more frequent in many ecosystems due to climate change. Shifting fire regimes may affect soil food web interactions and impact soil functions including decomposition, nutrient cycling, and soil organic matter formation. We evaluated soil food web structure, function, and stability along a fire freque...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
A Primer on Stable Isotopes in Ecology is a concise and foundational reading for anyone interested in acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge for the application of stable isotopes in ecology. This book is designed for students and scientists from different backgrounds who share a common interest in stable isotopes. Readers will gain an in-de...
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC), the product of incomplete biomass combustion, is a key component of soil organic carbon (SOC) because it can persist in soils for centuries to millennia. Quantifying PyC across large spatial scales remains a significant challenge in constraining the global carbon cycle. We measured PyC in topsoils across Europe using molecul...
Soil science is one of the least diverse subdisciplines within the agricultural, earth, and natural sciences. Representation within soil science does not currently reflect demographic trends in the United States. We synthesize available data on the representation of historically marginalized groups in soil science in the United States and identify...
Core Ideas
Despite historic gains, women remain under‐represented in soils‐related careers.
Women are under‐represented in soil science leadership positions.
Women receive SSSA awards at lower rates than their participation in the society.
Women face attrition more than men as they advance the soil science career ladder.
Diversity and inclusion are...
This article provides a validation framework for research on the development and use of science Learning Progressions (LPs). The framework describes how evidence from various sources can be used to establish an interpretive argument and a validity argument at five stages of LP research—development, scoring, generalisation, extrapolation, and use. T...
We designed two NGSS-aligned middle school classroom experiments to investigate the effects of biochar on plant growth and soil respiration. Biochar is a carbon-rich material, produced by heating organic matter under limited oxygen, that is added to soils to improve fertility, to promote plant growth, and as one possible strategy to help mitigate c...
Biological soil crusts (BSC) are one of the most important contributors of nitrogen to soil in arid ecosystems. With 36% of the Earth’s land surface covered in desert, human disturbance of BSC can have a significant effect on the global nitrogen cycle. Understanding BSC and their influence on their surroundings is fundamental to preserving desert e...
