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Welcome at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry


Focus on the Earth

Our research is dedicated to the study of global biogeochemical cycles describing the interactions between the biosphere, the atmosphere, the geosphere and the entire climate system. We aim to better understand how living organisms - including humans - exchange basic resources such as water, carbon, nutrients, and energy with their environment and how this affects ecosystems and climate at regional to global scales. 

We stand for a Thuringia open to the world

We support the initiative Weltoffenes Thüringen!

We are committed to ensuring that people from different backgrounds live and work together respectfully.

News

Satellite image of rainforest
A new look at the Earth's green reserves reveals differences in vegetation and soil moisture.
part of the ATTO tower
The German-Brazilian ATTO project for climate research in the Amazon rainforest receives further funding until 2028.
First nationwide citizen science project GartenDiv launched
The Germany-wide citizen science project GartenDiv will research plant diversity in Germany's gardens for the first time. A one-year pilot project will provide an overview of which plants thrive in gardens across the country.

Events

Scientific events

Summer School: Biogeochemistry and Carbon Cycling

Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 20, 2025
Bejing, China

Summerschool 2025: Deep learning for biodiversity and ecological research

Aug 25, 2025 12:00 AM (Local Time Germany) - Aug 29, 2025 12:00 AM
iDiv Leipzig

ELLIS Summer School "AI for Earth & Climate Sciences"

Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 5, 2025
Jena, Germany

Public events

Was bewegt die Atmosphäre? Von den Grundlagen bis zur Energiewende

Jul 8, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Stiftung Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald Martin-Luther-Straße 14 17489 Greifswald

Either Or: Interactive Articles or Videos for Climate Science Communication

Jul 16, 2025 10:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
C19 – Forschungsbau "Weltbeziehungen" (Universitätscampus Erfurt)

4. MINT-Festival Jena 2025

Sep 16, 2025 08:30 AM (Local Time Germany) - Sep 18, 2025 03:00 PM
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Room: Campus Ernst-Abbe-Platz

Seminars & colloquia

Kolloquium: Ana Bastos, Nora Linscheid

Women in Science Café
Jul 17, 2025 02:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Hörsaal (C0.001)

Recent Publications

Müller, W. A.; Früh, B.; Korn, P.; Potthast, R.; Baehr, J.; Bettems, J.-M.; Bölöni, G.; Brienen, S.; Fröhlich, K.; Helmert, J. et al.; Jungclaus, J.; Köhler, M.; Lorenz, S.; Schneidereit, A.; Schnur, R.; Schulz, J.-P.; Schlemmer, L.; Sgoff, C.; Pham, T. V.; Pohlmann, H.; Vogel, B.; Vogel, H.; Wirth, R.; Zaehle, S.; Zängl, G.; Stevens, B.; Marotzke, J.: ICON: Toward vertically integrated model configurations for numerical weather prediction, climate predictions, and projections. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 106 (6), pp. E1017 - E1031 (2025)
Xiong, Y.; Yan, W.; Wang, X.; Luo, Y.; Feng, H.; Zhao, W.; Zhu, B.; Ye, Z.; Li, H.: Subtropical vegetation damage and recovery dynamics after the great 2008 Chinese ice storm. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 372, 110683 (2025)
Botia, S.; Munassar, S.; Koch, F.-T.; Custódio, D.; Basso, L. S.; Komiya, S.; Lavric, J. V.; Walter, D.; Gloor, M.; Martins, G. et al.; Naus, S.; Koren, G.; Luijkx, I.; Hantson, S.; Miller, J. B.; Peters, W.; Rödenbeck, C.; Gerbig, C.: Combined CO2 measurement record indicates Amazon forest carbon uptake is offset by savanna carbon release. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 25 (12), pp. 6219 - 6255 (2025)
Nadolski, L.; El-Madany, T. S.; Nelson, J. A.; Carrara, A.; Moreno, G.; Nair, R. K. F.; Luo, Y.; Hildebrandt, A.; Rolo, V.; Reichstein, M. et al.; Lee, S.-C.: Altered seasonal sensitivity of net ecosystem exchange to controls driven by nutrient balances in a semi-arid savanna. Biogeosciences 22 (12), pp. 2935 - 2958 (2025)
Ardhani, T. S. P.; Kusmana, C.; Bengen, D. G.; Rahajoe, J. S.; Sagala, P. M.; Hanggara, B. B.; Risky, Y.; Ginting, S.; Royna, M.; Murdiyarso, D.: Restoration of declining soil carbon stocks and lost surface elevations in degraded mangroves on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13 (2025)
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