
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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Frey, B.; Moser, B.; Tytgat, B.; Zimmermann, S.; Alberti, J.; Biederman, L.A.; Borer, E.T.; Broadbent, A.A.D.; Caldeira, M.C.; Davies, K.F.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Fay, P.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Hautier, Y.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; Moore, J.L.; Nepel, M.; ... Risch, A.C., 2023: Long-term N-addition alters the community structure of functionally important N-cycling soil microorganisms across global grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 176: 108887 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108887
Mayer, M.; Rusch, S.; Didion, M.; Baltensweiler, A.; Walthert, L.; Ranft, F.; Rigling, A.; Zimmermann, S.; Hagedorn, F., 2023: Elevation dependent response of soil organic carbon stocks to forest windthrow. Science of the Total Environment, 857: 159694 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159694
Khodadadi, M.; Alewell, C.; Mirzaei, M.; Ehssan-Malahat, E.; Asadzadeh, F.; Strauss, P.; Meusburger, K., 2023: Understanding deforestation impacts on soil erosion rates using 137Cs, 239+240Pu, and 210Pbex and soil physicochemical properties in western Iran. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 257: 107078 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107078
Desie, E.; Zuo, J.; Verheyen, K.; Djukic, I.; Van Meerbeek, K.; Auge, H.; Barsoum, N.; Baum, C.; Bruelheide, H.; Eisenhauer, N.; Feldhaar, H.; Ferlian, O.; Gravel, D.; Jactel, H.; Kappel Schmidt, I.; Kepfer-Rojas, S.; Meredieu, C.; Mereu, S.; Messier, C.; ... Muys, B., 2023: Disentangling drivers of litter decomposition in a multi-continent network of tree diversity experiments. Science of the Total Environment, 857: 159717 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159717
Lüscher, P.; Frutig, F.; Walser, M., 2023: Waldböden schonend befahren. Schweizer Landtechnik, 2023, 1: 38-41.
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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