Blum, Linda K.
Primary Appointment
Environmental Sciences
Contact Information
PO Box 400123
Clark Hall 247
Telephone: 434-924-0560
Fax: 434-982-2137
Email: lkb2e@virginia.edu
Research Disciplines
Environmental Sciences
Research Interests
Microbial abundance, productivity and community structure in estuarine systems; microbe-plant interactions; effects of microbial community structure on processes.
Research Description
Current research projects include study of mechanisms controlling bacterial community abundance, productivity, and structure in tidal marsh creeks; impacts of microbial processes on water quality; organic matter accretion in salt marsh sediments; and rhizosphere effects on organic matter decay in anaerobic sediments.