Department News
Donald Zak
- Burton V. Barnes Collegiate Professor
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1987
- Zak Lab
Contact information
- University of Michigan
2540 Dana Building
440 Church St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115 - Phone: (734) 763-4991
- Fax: (734) 936-2195
- Email: drzak@umich.edu
Research interests
Research investigates links between the composition and function of soil microbial communities, and the influence of microbial activity on ecosystem-level processes. This work draws on ecology, microbiology, and biochemistry and is focused at several scales of understanding. Current research centers on understanding the link between plant and microbial activity within terrestrial ecosystems, and the influence climate change may have on these dynamics. Teaching includes courses in general ecology, soil ecology, and ecosystem ecology.
