Leading on Climate
Allegra Mayer
CNI Fellow Class of 2018
CNI Fellow
Graduate Student, Environmental Science, Policy and Management
UC Berkeley
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Allegra’s project explores the potential for soils and ecosystems to sequester soil carbon (C) and reduce global temperatures. Allegra will combine laboratory incubations with a state-of-the-art carbon modelling (DayCent) to measure and predict the effect of compost applications on grassland soil C. She will then apply these results to quantify the potential change in grassland productivity and soil carbon storage associated with compost amendments. This will allow her to model the impact of climate change on the C cycle at these sites.
