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Department of Geography Soil Science and Biogeochemistry

MSc Theses

If not available below, PDFs of Masters' theses can be found in the library catalogue of the University of Zurich.

Ongoing MSc Theses

Baumann, Dylan
GEO
Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and
Mortierella and growth effects on wheat
Dr. Ido Rog
Prof. Dr. Marcel van der Heijden
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Dorffer, Ariane
ESS
Exploring the Potential of Plasma-treated Water to Improve Ecosystem Functions Derived by Soil Microorganisms
Franz Bender
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Grimm, Melina
ESS
Host-mediated indirect selection of root microbiomes to improve tolerance of maize to combined stress of nitrogen and water limitation
Dr. Tania Galindo-Castañeda
Dr. Martin Hartmann
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Güntert, Nils Mathias
ESS
Potential sources of soil organic carbon in forests of different ages in Jaun, Switzerland -
assessed by lipid analysis
Dr. Tatjana Carina Speckert
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Henny, Nina Viviane Karin
GEO
Physical Properties of Soils in Swiss Agroforestry Systems
Camille Rubeaud
Dr. Johannes Köstel
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Hoppe, Grittje
ESS
Development of an HPLC analysis for the quantification of calcium oxalate
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Dr. Mike C. Rowley
Kühnhanss, Tobias
ESS
Impact of soil water holding capacity on forest vitality in Swiss plenter forest
Dr. Jonas Glatthorn
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Poik, Svenja
GEO
Influence of Algae on Rice Growth in Swiss Rice Paddies
Dr. Yvonne Fabian
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Schittli, Dominik
GEO
Effect of soil management on earthworm populations and soil hydraulic properties
Dr. Raphaël Wittwer
Olivier Heller
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Sriskandarajah, Nijanthini
ESS
The role of root traits in CH4 fluxes from rice cultivation in degraded peat soil
Dr. Avni Malhotra
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Torino, Matteo
ESS
Investigation of the impact of pesticides on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in vineyard soils, considering different soil management practices.
Prof. Dr. Marcel van der Heijden
Elias Barmettler
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
van Leeuwen, Julia
GEO
The effect of 10 years of soil warming on the weathering degree of deep mineral soil profiles
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Binyan Sun

Completed MSc Theses

2024
Schittli, Dominik
GEO
The influence of plant(bio-)diversity on soil organic carbon stocks: a
meta-analysis of different ecosystem types
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmid
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Summermatter, Jenny
GEO
Impact of Pesticides on Soil Fungi and Functions: A Microcosm Approach PDF
Dr. Ferran Romero
Nompumelelo Dammie
Prof. Dr. Marcel van der Heijden
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Tamagni, Lisa
GEO
Ein Vergleich der CH4- und N2O-Emissionen zwischen Nassreisanbau und drainierter Grasbewirtschaftung auf organischen Böden der gemässigten Klimazone PDF
Dr. Chloé Wüst-Galley
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Zürcher, Philipp
GEO
Degradation of organic matter in Swiss Alpine pasture and forest soils:
Microbial community dynamics as a function of soil type and temperature
during a one-year experiment. PDF
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Dr. Tatjana Carina Speckert
Dario Püntener
2023
Berrocoso Strebel, Jana
GEO
Nutrient allocation to tree compartments, relationship with nutrient availability in the soil and impact on sustainable wood harvesting PDF
Dr. Stephan Zimmermann
Dr. Jörg Luster
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Bucher, Melina
GEO
Understanding peatland restoration: interactions among vegetation, peat and porewater chemistry, and water table in a temperate Swiss bog
Dr. Ariel Bergamini
Dr. Jörg Luster
Dr. Avni Malhotra
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Filippini, Elisa Rachele Romana
GEO
Effects of plant productivity on soil organic carbon stocks and ecosystem carbon fluxes of an extensively managed Swiss mountain grassland PDF
Matthias Volk
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Frei, Jonathan
GEO
The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yields and the Effect of Potassium during Drought: An Analysis of the Long-Term Fertilization Experiment Demo in Zurich Affoltern, Switzerland PDF
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Juliane Hirte
Hertel, Nadja
GEO
Root Litter Decomposition and Associated Carbon Fluxes in Degraded Peat Soils PDF
Dr. Avni Malhotra
Dr. Marcus Schiedung
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
2022
Arnet, Nicole Lisa
GEO
Single and Combined Impacts of the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor and the Fungicide Azoxystrobin on the Learning Ability and Foraging Performance of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis PDF
Dr. Matthias Albrecht
Janine Schwarz
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Haldemann, Cristina
GEO
The Fate of Pyrogenic Carbon in Boreal Forest Soils PDF
Marcus Schiedung
Dr. Samuel Abiven
Pirisinu, Lisa Maria
ESS
Assessment of organic carbon stabilisation in tropical soils - Evaluating soil organic carbon quality and distribution under dry-deciduous forest in south-western Karnataka PDF
Severin-Luca Bellè
Dr. Samuel Abiven
Rehmann, Oliver
ESS
Influence of temperature and VPD on d2H in leaves of plants with different carbon fixation pathways PDF
Marco Lehmann
Philipp Schuler
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Steffani, Celina
GEO
Impacts of pesticide cocktails and fertilizers on the soil microbial community and soil functioning PDF
Dr. Florian Walder
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Widmer, Alina
GEO
Impact of mechanical loosening on physical soil properties in a severely compacted subsoil PDF
Johannes Koestel
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
2021
Altermatt, Manuela
GEO
Leaf wax lipids in a changing environment: The impact of warming and elevated CO2 on the composition of lipids in the SPRUCE experiment PDF
Nicholas Emmanuel Ofiti
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Häggi, Nora
GEO
Optimization of the Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum PDF
Dr. S. Franz Bender
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Rupf, Katja
GEO
Effects of pesticide cocktails on soil life and soil functioning PDF
Dr. Florian Walder
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
2020
Baumann, Daniela
GEO
Using black carbon and leaf wax lipids for improved understanding of fire traces in an archaelogical site in the Bistrița valley in Romania PDF
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Dr. Ulrich Hambach
Krüsi, Nicole
GEO
Impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen fertilisation on lipid composition in the Braunschweig FACE experiment PDF
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Morgenthaler, Ursina
GEO
The influence of biochar and biochar-based fertilizers on rice root architecture and below-ground carbon input under field- and controlled conditions PDF
Dr. Samuel Abiven
Prof. Dr. Markus Egli
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
2019
Buman, Bastian
ESS
Geochemical Characteristics of Grain Size Fractions - Detailing Mackenzie River Sediment PDF
Dr. Alysha Inez Coppola
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Giust, Michelle
GEO
The influence of Biochar-Based Fertilizers on soil fertility for different pedo-climatic conditions in Karnataka PDF
Dr. Samuel Abiven
Prakash Nagabovanalli
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Locatelli, Lara
ESS
Ammonoid size variation during the Smithian-Spathian climatic upheavals PDF
Prof. Dr. Hugo Bucher
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Mächler, Milena
GEO
Interactions between the C- and N-Cycle in plant-soil systems PDF
Dr. Samuel Abiven
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Speckert, Tatjana Carina
GEO
Wax turnover in sun-exposed and shaded beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) PDF
PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg
Fanny Petibon
Weiss, Lena
GEO
The more the merrier?
Influences of doubling litter inputs on carbon storage in a tropical forest PDF
Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt
Dr. Emma Sayer
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