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7 May 2021|News

International Symposium "Focus Siberian Permafrost" 24-25 March 2021 - Update

Photo: Dr. Mikhail N. Grigoriev (Yedoma Ice-Complex, Laptev Sea, Siberia)

Permafrost is a large global carbon reservoir and its largest areas are located in Siberia. These areas store vast amounts of organic carbon, which is...

9 April 2021|News

Publication on tree water consumption in the thornbush savanna of Namibia

De Blecourt et al. from the Institute of Soil Science and the Department Biology have published a study on the temporal variation and controlling...

1 April 2021|News

Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer retired

At the end of March 31, 2021 Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer retired.

18 March 2021|News

International Symposium "Focus Siberian Permafrost" 24-25 March 2021 moves online!

Announcement public talk Prof. Dr. Martin Heimann as part of the permafrost symposium

Photo: Dr. Mikhail N. Grigoriev (Yedoma Ice-Complex, Laptev Sea, Siberia)

The largest area of global permafrost regions is found in Siberia. However, these landscapes are still poorly investigated. With the scientific...

12 February 2021|News

Climate Protection: It's worth rewetting dry peatland!

Dr. David Holl is a soil scientist and peatland expert and researches with his colleagues at the Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability...

8 February 2021|News

Biochar improves soil properties and binds atmospheric carbon

A recent study of Knoblauch et al. demonstrates that biochar produced from plant residues may be used to increase nutrient availability, crop yield...

22 July 2020|News

Plant roots increase greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost soils

How much carbon is released when permafrost soils thaw in the Arctic? Climate models cannot yet reliably predict this. An international research team...

17 March 2020|News

How horses can save the permafrost

Permafrost soils in the Arctic are thawing. As they do, large additional quantities of greenhouse gases could be released, accelerating climate...

19 March 2018|News

Thawing permafrost produces more methane than expected

Photo: IfB/Inken Preuss

In a seven-year laboratory study, Dr. Christian Knoblauch from Universität Hamburg’s Institute of Soil Science and an international team have shown...

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