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I am a biologist interested in carbon cycling and environmental change in general, and in the role of microbial decomposers in regulating carbon and nutrient cycling in particular.
Currently, I am employed as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at CEC where I study how forest wildfires affect the contribution of soil microbes to biogeochemical cycling and forest recovery.
In 2019 I completed a PhD with a special focus on the role of microbial decomposers in the decomposition of organic matter and the controlling factors of microbial activity. During this time I have specifically developed a method to investigate the microbial contribution to carbon dioxide emissions and to carbon stocks - carbon use efficiency. This method was applied to study microbial contribution to carbon cycling in agriculture and forest soils in temperate and boreal zones, to investigate carbon partitioning by microbes during plant litter decomposition in terrestrial and aquatic environments, and to reveal the effect of heavy metal contamination in microbial functions.
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Can heavy metal pollution induce soil bacterial community resistance to antibiotics in boreal forests?
Rabow, S., Soares, M. & Rousk, J., 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The mineralosphere—interactive zone of microbial colonization and carbon use in grassland soils
Boeddinghaus, R. S., Marhan, S., Gebala, A., Haslwimmer, H., Vieira, S., Sikorski, J., Overmann, J., Soares, M., Rousk, J., Rennert, T. & Kandeler, E., 2021 Jul 1, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 57, 5, p. 587–601 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fungal and bacterial contributions to decomposition in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Soares, M., 2019 May 24, Lund: Department of Biology, Lund University.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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Microbial growth and carbon use efficiency in soil: Links to fungal-bacterial dominance, SOC-quality and stoichiometry
Soares, M. & Rousk, J., 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 131, p. 195-205 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing the dependence of microbial growth and carbon use efficiency on nitrogen availability, pH, and organic matter quality
Silva-Sánchez, A., Soares, M. & Rousk, J., 2019, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 134, p. 25-35 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of fire severity and post-fire management on the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest recovery
Soares, M., Kljun, N. & Rousk, J.
2022/01/01 → 2024/04/30
Project: Research
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Wildfires in the Anthropocene - Advanced Study Group, Pufendorf IAS
Dinc, P., Eklund, L., Islar, M., Khan, J., Kljun, N., Mcnamee, M., Sjöstedt, B., Soares, M., Stroh, E., Abdi, H., Johansson, J. & Guldåker, N.
2022/01/01 → 2023/05/31
Project: Network
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BECC AG: Resilient Forests
Zanchi, G., Jönsson, A. M., Reurslag Gärdenäs, A., Ekroos, J., Alkan Olsson, J., Soares, M., Kljun, N. & Garcia, V.
2021/03/01 → 2022/02/28
Project: Research
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ECOSPEC: BECC AG: Vibration spectroscopy hub for an in-depth analysis of biogeochemical processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Pucetaite, M., Meklesh, V., Persson, P., Hammer, E., Floudas, D., Op de Beeck, M., Brangarí, A., Soares, M., Filipsson, H., Berggren, M., Björkman, M. P. & Andresen, L. C.
2021/01/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
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Fungal and bacterial contributions to decomposition in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Soares, M., Rousk, J. & Kritzberg, E.
2014/10/01 → 2019/05/24
Project: Dissertation
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POSTER: Microbial growth and soil respiration after a boreal wildfire: impact of fire severity and post-fire management
Margarida Soares (Presenter)
2022 Apr 1Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Introductory workshop for vibrational spectroscopy applications in environmental sciences
Milda Pucetaite (Organiser), Edith Hammer (Organiser), Per Persson (Organiser), Michiel Op de Beeck (Contributor), Viktoriia Meklesh (Contributor), Dimitrios Floudas (Contributor), Margarida Soares (Contributor), Rebecca Pickering (Contributor), Franziska Stamm (Contributor), Stanislav Jelavic (Contributor), Lisa Vaccari (Invited speaker) & Ferenc Borondics (Invited speaker)
2021 Mar 12Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course