Soil and nutrient cycling + Project coordination

Investigation of small-scale abiotic site factors, relevant for vegetation development and biogeochemical cycling. Investigation of the effects of different deadwood managements types on biogeochemical processes and ecosystem services, such as decomposition, nitrogen retention and carbon sequestration.

Measurements and analyses: soil and air moisture and temperature, wind, precipitation, radiation, litterfall, litter decomposition, humus mapping, nutrient stocks, ion exchange, enzyme activity, microbial biomass.

Collaborators: Dr Klara Mrak (project coordination, FSU Jena de), Dorothea Marianne Peter (FSU Jena) de, Dr Alexander Tischer (ThuringenForst, State forestry agency) de, Prof. Beate Michalzik de

Master's students: Johannes Baumeister (FSU Jena) - Enzyme activity, Annika Weigel (FSU Jena) - Litter decomposition

Bachelor's student: Dennis Fennel (University of Göttingen, PI Dominik SeidelExternal link) - Mobile Laser Scanning

For open Thesis titles, see the PoToMa project frontpage de. For internships, contact Klara Mrak de.