Welcome to the Abbott Lab of Ecosystem Ecology

We research how human activity affects the water and nutrient cycles that sustain all life on Earth. Our current projects investigate water chemistry in river networks undergoing permafrost degradation in Alaska, nutrient pollution in agricultural and urban landscapes around the world, and interactions among people, wildfire, and water quality in the Utah Lake watershed. We also use expert assessment methods to explore how sub-sea permafrost, air pollution, wildfire, and water security respond to environmental changes.

We are always looking for creative and motivated students to help address these important environmental and societal issues. Click here to find out how to join the team.

Announcements:

1. We are recruiting two M.S./Ph.D. students for an NSF-funded project on ecological resilience in the Anthropocene. The students will work in a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, including partners from across the country. Applications requested by February 1st. More info here.
2. We worked with a team of 32 researchers and managers to put together an emergency briefing on Great Salt Lake. We provide an overview of the lake's ongoing collapse and call for the establishment of a minimum flow requirement to restore the lake.
3. Our report on renewable energy is now out: Clean Electrification of the U.S. economy. This crash course is intended to help the public and policymakers get up to speed on the biggest transformation of the global energy system since the Industrial Revolution.
4. As a part of the Permafrost Carbon Network, we published a comprehensive overview of Permafrost and Climate Change in Annual Review of Environment and Resources.