DISRUPT Division
Landscape Biogeodynamics
DISRUPT investigates how microbes respond to — and help reshape — landscapes undergoing change. From landslides and slope failures to floodplains, soil stabilization, and post-disaster recovery, this division studies the microbial, geochemical, and hydrological forces that emerge when environments are disturbed.
Our work connects geochemistry, soil science, and microbial ecology to understand how disturbance affects ecosystem function and how microbial communities contribute to resilience, stabilization, and long-term landscape evolution.
DISRUPT operates at the interface of destruction and recovery — where microbial systems rewrite the rules of the terrain.
Core themes:
Microbial responses to landslides, floods, and erosion
Soil geochemistry, mineralogy, and stabilization pathways
Hydrology–microbe interactions across terrain transitions
Microbial succession along disturbance → recovery gradients
Post-disaster microbial processes
Integrating environmental GIS and geomorphology with microbial data
Initiate Communications
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