My research is related to biodiversity, carbon sequestration with focus on assessing CO2 efflux from woody debris (WD) through disturbance gradient and its relation to forest composition. I am also looking at the factors influencing WD decomposition in tropical environments. Additionally, I examine the role wood traits and phylogeny in WD decomposition. I aim to improve the parameterization of the respiration rate of WD in order to accurately incorporate it into the global models of carbon cycle