FACE-FUN field work in Western Sydney, Australia
What’s more fun than field work with kangaroos and hard hats! Not much! This summer Dr. Hynson and the Department of Energy research team FACE-FUN (Free Air Carbon Enrichment and Fungal Underground Networks) went to sample soils and roots in the Euc-FACE – the only dry forest carbon enrichment experiment on the planet. Despite some minor weather-caused set backs, it was a success. We’re now analyzing these samples for changes in fungal communities under CO2 enrichment.
