Montana State researcher examines how rangelands respond to heat and drought stress

As the climate in the American West becomes increasingly arid and drought stress becomes more common, agricultural producers are seeking to understand how crops weather those warmer and drier trends across Montana's rangelands. A postdoctoral researcher in Montana State University's Department of Ecology is exploring some of those questions by delving into the microbial communities in rangeland grasses and how they respond to heat stress and drought.

Hannah Goemann arrived at MSU in 2017 to pursue a doctorate in the College of Agriculture's Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology. But Goem...