Current Projects

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SOM & carbon cycling

Self-organization of microbial soil organic matter turnover

Microbial turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) is key for the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. Its underlying mechanisms, however, are not fully...

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Global change

NUNATARYUK

Permafrost coasts in the Arctic make up 34% of the world's coasts and represent a key interface for human-environmental interactions. These coasts...

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SOM & carbon cycling

SEACUE - Seasonal dynamics of soil microbial carbon sequestration

Rising air temperatures caused by increasing CO₂ concentrations in the atmosphere call for efficient counteractive strategies. One strategy is the...

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SOM & carbon cycling

SPACE - The spatial aspect of rhizosphere priming

Higher plants release a significant proportion of the carbon (C) they assimilate into the rhizosphere – mainly as sugars, amino acids or organic...

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Global change

Time & Energy, fundamental microbial mechanisms that determine methane dynamics in a warming arctic

Arctic peatlands are dynamic, fluctuating environments exposed to frequent temperature changes within as well as between seasons. The effect of...

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Plant-microbe interactions

The Biogeochemistry of Tungsten (W) in the Plant-Soil Environment

In the past decades, increasing industrial and military use of Tungsten (W)-based products opened new pathways of W into natural systems and raise the...

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