Video clips

Um zu überprüfen, ob Holz legal eingeschlagen wurde, ist es zum Teil notwendig, neben der Holzart auch die Herkunftsregion, aus der es stammt, zu kennen. Das ist mit genetischen Untersuchungen möglich. Wie es geht, zeigt der Film.

(Film in German)

How well is a combination of maize and beans suited as a feedstuff for dairy cattle and fattening pigs? This topic was studied by our scientists in Trenthorst. (Video in German)

Does the fertilization effect of carbon dioxide lead to more plant growth? In order to answer this question, FACE Experiments (Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) have been running for many years on the test fields in Braunschweig. The video shows how this works (in German).

A total of about 3100 soil sample were taken nationwide within the context of the German agricultural soil inventory by Thünen Institute. What takes place on the field and what happens to the soil samples in the laboratory? This video tells us the story.

The German Forest Inventory is concerned with more than just tree population studies. Can the forest ecosystem maintain its biological diversity in the future? (Video in German)

Aspen, alder, ash, willows and larches: these tree types are of interest for breeding. But breeding is unavoidably accompanied by disease, pests and resistance, now the focus of scientific research. (Video in German)

Filtering water, storing water, using water: those are among the life maintaining functions of our forests. This film shows how we observe and study the trees at work (in German).

With the "Drylab" scientists in Eberswalde are studying how young beech trees of various origins react to drought. The video shows the work of the Drylab (in German).

The Thünen Institute maintains three research vessels for marine studies. Differing in size and specialization, these vessels are put into use for very different expeditions. The video introduces the vessels and shows their activities above and under water (in German).

The short movie shows land use by settlement and transport and interdependencies to climate change (in German, length 3:32 min)

The short movie shows agricultural land use and interdependencies to climate change (in German, length 3:40 min)

The short movie shows forest land use and interdependencies to climate change (in German, length 3:32 min)

(Video in German)