Current projects

 

Improved source assessment of organic matter in soils and sediments using molecular markers and inverse modeling

Biogeochemical validation of remotely sensed plant traits

Carbon in the deep soil

Where on Earth is fire-derived carbon stored?

Biochar application to soils

Phosphorus availability and its interaction with plant belowground carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus input to soil

 

Past projects

 

Combustion leaves its signature in aquatic sediments: unraveling origin and fate of pyrogenic carbon using molecular 14C records

Global view of pyrogenic carbon export by rivers

Effect of drought on C cycling: which roles play lignin and lipids?

Quantification of postsedimentary root-derived carbon in loess using molecular proxies to improve paleoenvironmental reconstruction

Tracing organic matter in the plant soil system: an holistic approach

Pyrogenic organic matter decomposition and stabilisation in soils

How vulnerable is Swiss soil organic matter to climate and land use changes?

Agricultural management and below ground carbon inputs

Breeding and drought influence root biomass and rooting depth