Head of

Dept. of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems

Expertise

• Soil biogeochemistry
  
• C and N transformation
  
• Soil - Plant - Microorganisms interactions:
  - Priming effects
  - Nutrient mobilization
  - Rhizodeposition, Rhizosphere
  
• Low molecular organic substances
  
• Microbial hotspots & hot moments
  
• Sources and partitioning of CO2 fluxes
  
• C sequestration
  
• Biochar stability & decomposition
  
• Plant-Microbial Competition for N
  
• Pedogenic carbonates: CaCO3
  - Formation Processes
  - Isotopic Composition
  
• Effects of Global Change:
  - Land Use
  - Elevated CO2
  - Climate Warming
  
• Stable and radioactive isotopes