Exercise course: Soil Carbon and Global Change (GCE:B6c) (74031)

SS 2023
2023-06-26-2023-06-29 (several days); 2023-07-03-2023-07-06 (several days)

Andrey Rodionov

Tutorial, 1 ECTS

Dates: Mo-Do first day field work, sample preparation, next days lab work (max. 5 days in total)

Span of time: 26 to 29 June, 2023 or 03 to 06 July, 2023

 Learning Objectives (B6): Knowledge of carbon reserves in the soil of different biomes, influence factors on soil carbon levels and soil carbon reserves and greenhouse gas emissions. Impact on reserves by global climate changes as well as land-use. Technique of carbon inventory in soil, characterization of soil organic matter.

Course Content: Carbon storage in different soil.  Determining carbon levels in different soil.  Extraction of water-soluble fractions. Qualitative features of organic substances.