John Klironomos

Dr. John Klironomos is a Professor of Biology at the American University of Sharjah. His research is focused on understanding the causes and consequences of plant and fungal diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. He is recognized for his studies on feedback between plant and fungal populations and communities, the effect of soil microbes on plant diversity and ecosystem services, the potential for microbes to enhance productivity in agriculture and forestry and to restore disturbed ecosystems. He received his training at Concordia University (B.Sc., 1987-90), the University of Waterloo (Ph.D., 1990-94), and San Diego State University (post-doctoral fellow, 1994-96). He then joined the faculty at the University of Guelph (1996-2009), and UB...