Agricultural ecosystems in central Europe are impacted by the societal decisions made and practices applied in land use. More than 50% of the land surface are grass and crop lands in Germany. Soils life includes a huge and complex biodiversity of microorganisms that interacts with other soil life and plants - the microbiome. Soil microbiomes are essential for fundamental ecosystem functions that include greenhouse gas sink and source functions, and nutrient cycling that is the basis for plant productivity. Thus, soil microbiome-mediated ecosystem functions will be the key topic of the talk. I will present recent research from my group Microbial Biogeochemistry at ZALF (Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research) and will give insights for discussion into two recent research topics that are linked to land management and land use intensity in plant production: (a) the role of microbiomes for the methane sink in managed temperate grasslands and (b) their adaption and controls to nitrogen turnover and productivity in cereal cropping systems.
BayCEER-Kolloquium: |
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Do. 18.04.2024 aktuell Survival, 'dormancy', and resuscitation of microorganisms in water-limited environments: insights from coastal salt flats and desert soil crusts |
Do. 18.04.2024 aktuell The Canvas of Change: Creative Marketing for Behaviour Change, Sustainability and Social Good |
BayCEER Short Courses: |
Di. 16.04.2024 aktuell Geographical information system and R environment for conservation biology |
Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten: |
Fr. 19.04.2024 Führung | Gesteine im Ökologisch-Botanischen Garten |
So. 21.04.2024 Führung | Den ÖBG kennenlernen: Allgemeine Gartenführung |