
Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry
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Head:Dr. Jörg Luster a.i.
The Research Unit (photo of the unit members) investigates how properties and functions of forest soils (e.g. nutrient availability) and biogeochemical processes (e.g. C mineralisation) depend on external factors such as contaminant input, climatic change and forest management. On the micro scale, the Research Unit develops experimental and analytical tools to study pathways and processes in the rhizosphere.
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Publications
Schuler, P.; Vitali, V.; Saurer, M.; Gessler, A.; Buchmann, N.; Lehmann, M.M., 2023: Hydrogen isotope fractionation in carbohydrates of leaves and xylem tissues follows distinct phylogenetic patterns: a common garden experiment with 73 tree and shrub species. New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.18976
Varliero, G.; Lebre, P.H.; Frey, B.; Fountain, A.G.; Anesio, A.M.; Cowan, D.A., 2023: Glacial water: a dynamic microbial medium. Microorganisms, 11, 5: 1153 (24 pp.). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11051153
Rüthi, J.; Cerri, M.; Brunner, I.; Stierli, B.; Sander, M.; Frey, B., 2023: Discovery of plastic-degrading microbial strains isolated from the alpine and Arctic terrestrial plastisphere. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14: 1178474 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1178474
Oprei, A.; Schreckinger, J.; Kholiavko, T.; Frossard, A.; Mutz, M.; Risse-Buhl, U., 2023: Long-term functional recovery and associated microbial community structure after sediment drying and bedform migration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1112519 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1112519
Wangdi, N.; Ahmed, I.U.; Mayer, M.; Nirola, M.P.; Orong, K.; Zangmo, N.; Godbold, D.L.; Gratzer, G.; Schindlbacher, A., 2023: Estimating the response of Himalayan old-growth mountain forests to decreased monsoon precipitation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 336: 109471 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109471
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Staff
Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry
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Biogeochemistry
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Soil Functions and Soil Protection
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Rhizosphere Processes
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Bachelor and Master Theses
Digit Soil - A rapid measurement of soil health (M.Sc. thesis project)
According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), a quarter of the global surface of agricultural land is already highly degraded, therefore maintaining long-term soil health gains importance. Nevertheless, there are currently no easy, fast, and reliable ways to assess the effects of soil management on soil health and in particular on soil biology. The planned thesis-project seeks to support development of an easy-to-use, portable sensor (Digit Soil), measuring the activity of soil enzymes as a soil health indicator.
Starting date: any time 2021 or beginning of 2022
For more information contact joerg.luster(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch or sonia.meller(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch