Karen Thompson

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First Name
Karen
Last Name
Thompson
Email
karenthompson@trentu.ca
Phone
705-748-1011 ext. 6756
Location
Environmental Science Building B301
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Associate Professor
Job Designation
Program Coordinator of the Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems program
Accreditation
B.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Guelph)
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Professor Karen Thompson
Home Department
School of the Environment
Program Affiliation
Environmental and Resource Science / Studies
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Areas of Expertise
Soil Microbiology
Molecular Techniques
Ecology
Agriculture
Environment
Areas of Research
  • The role of soil microbial communities in ecosystem functioning, including SOM stability and GHG fluxes
  • Microbial measures as biological indicators of soil health
  • The functional resilience and recovery of soil microbial C- and N-cycling communities to agricultural management, industrial disturbance, climate change, and land use change
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