Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz-Prize awarded to Sönke Zaehle

In his research, biogeochemist Sönke Zaehle integrates nitrogen dynamics into global vegetation models. These models represent an important basis for initial estimates about the limiting effect of nitrogen on the growth of the land biomass and its impact on the carbon cycle. They can also be used to better understand changes influenced by climate change.
Picture: © DFG / David Ausserhofer