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Research Topics

Research Topics
BioFluxCore Research

From canopy to carbon,
the field measured.

Four connected areas of study, read as a cross-section of the systems they describe: the trees above, the soil below, the instruments that track them, and the energy that grows from them.

Written and reviewed by Serge (MSc), environmental scientist and plant biologist, grounded in hands-on field measurement.

Above ground
Forest canopy viewed from below
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Forest & Tree Science

How air pollutants like ozone affect tree growth, and how temperature and soil shape development. Where belowground processes meet aboveground health, grounded in field measurement of growth and stress response.

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Below ground
Hands holding dark compost soil
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Soil & Carbon Systems

The processes that drive soil health, carbon cycling, and microbial life. How soil respiration signals ecosystem vitality and how carbon moves between soil, plants, and the atmosphere, with practical guidance for measuring flux.

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The instruments
Field weather station against a blue sky
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Environmental Monitoring

The tools and methods behind the data: sensors and monitoring systems, climate and air quality measurement, and field data collection. With guidance on interpreting readings, maintaining sensors, and designing experiments that hold up.

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From biomass
Energy plant beside a flowering biofuel crop field
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Bioenergy & Biofuels

Sustainable energy that starts in the soil and grows into biomass. Fast-growing crops, biofuel production, and responsible generation, showing how forest and soil science informs the energy grown from them.

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