Ceballos-Núñez, V.; Müller, M.; Sierra, C.: Towards better representations of carbon allocation in vegetation: a conceptual framework and mathematical tool. Theoretical Ecology 13 (3), pp. 317 - 332 (2020)
Sierra, C. A.; Ceballos-Núñez, V.; Metzler, H.; Mueller, M.: Representing and understanding the carbon cycle using the theory of compartmental dynamical systems. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 10 (8), pp. 1729 - 1734 (2018)
Ceballos-Núñez, V.; Richardson, A. D.; Sierra, C.: Ages and transit times as important diagnostics of model performance for predicting carbon dynamics in terrestrial vegetation models. Biogeosciences 15 (5), pp. 1607 - 1625 (2018)
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.