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Axel Don, Felix Seidel et al.: Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation - Definitions and pitfalls


Balazs Grosz, Amanda Matson et al.: Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?

Measurement of nitrogen and nitrous oxide emissions in lysimeter and plot tests in Braunschweig

Hannah Götze, Melanie Saul et al.: Effect of Incorporation Techniques and Soil Properties on NH3 and N2O Emissions after Urea Application

Soil incubation vessels with urea applied using various incorporation techniques

Marcus Schiedung, Axel Don et al.: Soil carbon losses due to priming moderated by adaptation and legacy effects

Labelled roots growing in the soil during pre-incubation

Ronny Seidel, Ullrich Dettmann, Bärbel Tiemeyer: Reviewing and analyzing shrinkage of peat and other organic soils in relation to selected soil properties

3D models of a soil sample at saturated and ovendry moisture state. Usually, shrinkage is non-linear and can reach values of more than 90%.

Martin ten Huf, ..., Caroline Buchen-Tschiskale et al.: Evaluation of calibrated passive sampling for quantifying ammonia emissions in multi-plot field trials with slurry application

Measuring NH3 emissions using acid traps

In the last few days two papers have been published that fit together very nicely and have given us deeper insights into the dynamics of soil carbon after organic matter inputs differing in qualtiy and quantity. Christopher Poeplau first author of one paper and involved in the other paper.

Root samples in laboratory vessels

Mareille Wittnebel, Stefan Frank, Bärbel Tiemeyer: Aktualisierte Kulisse organischer Böden in Deutschland (Thünen Working Paper 212 - OpenAgrar - Thünen-Atlas)

Typical soil profiles of the different peat soils

Our deputy head of institute Axel Don has been awarded the title "Extraordinary Professorship" by the Technical University of Braunschweig.

Axel Don with the letter of appointment in his hands.

Damien R. Finn, Julia Schroeder et al.: Importance of sample pre-treatments for the DNA-based characterization of microbiomes in cropland and forest soils

Thawing soil samples after storage at -20°C.

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