Si Gao
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I am a soil ecologist studying how the soil system serves as a natural solution to climate change. My research broadly includes regenerative agriculture, sustainable forest management, rangeland restoration, soil organic matter persistence, carbon and nutrient cycling, fire, greenhouse gas dynamics, and ecosystem functions in natural and managed terrestrial systems.
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Previously I worked with Dr. Thomas H. DeLuca at Oregon State University; and Dr. Rebecca Ryals, Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, and Dr. Teamrat A. Ghezzehei at the University of California, Merced. |