Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Its Drivers: Insights from local to global studies

🌍Please welcome Dr. Dilip Naidu from the School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Dr. Dilip Naidu conducts interdisciplinary research on climate change, ecology, and carbon dynamics, with a focus on terrestrial ecosystems. His research involves applying data-driven approaches to understand how climate change influences the ecology of natural and urban ecosystems, as well as its consequences for ecosystem services and functioning.

His session will cover the basics of the terrestrial carbon cycle and understand how various local (microbes, animals) and global (climate change, land-use) drivers influence different components
of the terrestrial carbon cycle. This includes the latest research from in situ measurements, meta-analyses, and global modelling studies. We will also briefly discuss tools and techniques used to monitor ecosystem services (vegetation and carbon) across different spatio-temporal scales to understand the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems.