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Bowen Zhang is a Researcher at Lund University's Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) and a Visiting Research Fellow at BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate). His work bridges soil chemistry and microbial ecology within Lund's interdisciplinary environmental research framework, with additional affiliation to the Physical Chemistry group.
His research focuses on carbon cycling mechanisms in soil ecosystems, particularly saprotrophic processes involving protists and fungi. Key interests include fungal necromass decomposition, melanin-mediated carbon sequestration, and microbial community dynamics in nutrient cycling. His fingerprint highlights specialized work on decomposers, saprotrophs, and microbial community interactions in carbon processing.
Recent publications analyze how soil protists function as hidden decomposers impacting carbon cycling and examine mineral-microbe-melanin interactions in fungal necromass carbon incorporation. These studies reveal novel pathways for carbon stabilization in soils, with implications for climate change mitigation through soil organic matter management.
Dr. Zhang collaborates internationally across soil science and biogeochemistry domains, evidenced by co-authorship with researchers from multiple institutions. His network spans soil microbiology, ecosystem ecology, and environmental chemistry fields, contributing to Lund University's leadership in environmental climate research.
