NESB B208
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Campus Mail 1499
Fort Collins , CO 80523-1499

Phone: (970) 491-1984
Fax: (970) 491-1965
Email: edayres@nrel.colostate.edu

Areas of Interest:

• Soil faunal biodiversity
• Plant-soil interactions
• Herbivory (above- and below-ground)
• Rising atmospheric CO2
• Organic nitrogen in soil

Current Projects and Links:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Research website
• Global Soil Biodiversity project

Biography: Edward Ayres studies the interactions among plants, soils and soil organisms. Ed is currently a Research Scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory where he is investigating global patterns of soil biodiversity from the Arctic to the Antarctic. He received his PhD from Lancaster University, UK, in 2003 and went on to undertake two post-doctoral positions based jointly at Lancaster University and the Center for Ecology and Hydrology between 2003 and 2005. His interests and previous research include rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations, plant species traits, above- and below-ground herbivory, soil biogeochemistry and carbon sequestration.