Wäldchen, J.; Schöning, I.; Mund, M.; Schrumpf, M.; Bock, S.; Herold, N.; Uwe Totsche, K.; Schulze, E. D.: Estimation of clay content from easily measurable water content of air-dried soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175 (3), pp. 367 - 376 (2012)
Getzin, S.; Wiegand, K.; Schöning, I.: Assessing biodiversity in forests using very high-resolution images and unmanned aerial vehicles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3 (2), pp. 397 - 404 (2011)
Schöning, I.; Kögel-Knabner, I.: Chemical composition of young and old carbon pools throughout Cambisol and Luvisol profiles under forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (8), pp. 2411 - 2424 (2006)
Schrumpf, M.; Schumacher, J.; Schöning, I.; Schulze, E.-D.: Monitoring carbon stock changes in European soils: process understanding and sampling strategies. In: The continental-scale greenhouse gas balance of Europe, Vol. 203, pp. 153 - 189 (Eds. Dolman, A. J.; Freibauer, A.; Valentini, R.). Springer, New York [u.a.] (2008)
Springer, K.; Manning, P.; Boesing, A. L.; Ammer, C.; Fiore-Donno, A. M.; Fischer, M.; Goldmann, K.; Le Provost, G.; Overmann, J.; Ruess, L.et al.; Schöning, I.; Seibold, S.; Sikorski, J.; Neyret, M.: Old, broad-leaved stands support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests. (2024)
A new study shows a natural solution to mitigate the effects of climate change such as extreme weather events. Researchers found that a diverse plant community acts as a buffer against fluctuations in soil temperature. This buffer, in turn, can have a decisive influence on important ecosystem processes.
Storing carbon in the soil can help to mitigate climate change. Soil organic matter bound to minerals in particular can store carbon in the long term. A new study shows that the formation of mineral-associated organic matter depends primarily on the type of mineral, but is also influenced by land use and cultivation intensity.
Susan Trumbore receives AGU’s William Kaula Award, dedicated to “recognize an individual who has unselfishly served AGU’s publications program and the scientific community through extraordinary dedication and efforts”.
Dr. Henrik Hartmann, group leader at the MPI for Biogeochemistry, takes over the management of the newly founded Institute for Forest Conservation at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Quedlinburg. We are happy with him about his new area of responsibility and we will stay in touch.