Microbial colonization and its effects on mineral weathering
Thema | Microbial ecology |
Arbeiten | Retreating glaciers create new forelands which will be first colonized by microorganisms. The goal of this study is to get a better integrated understanding of the microbial community succession in relation to bioweathering, re-colonization of fresh rocks and initial soil formation at Damma glacier. |
Arbeitsort | Birmensdorf |
Zeitraum | Not determined |
Voraussetzungen | Knowledge in microbiology or molecular biology |
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Kontakt | Beat Frey, 044 739 25 41, beat.frey@wsl.ch |
Effects of soil compaction on soil functions and soil microbial communities
Thema | Microbial ecology |
Arbeiten | Soil compaction caused by passage of logging machinery reduces the soil air capacity. Prolonged compaction of forest soils might enhance greenhouse gas-producing microbial activities and induce a change in the soil microbial community and favour organisms capable of tolerating anoxic conditions. |
Arbeitsort | Birmensdorf |
Zeitraum | Not determined |
Voraussetzungen | Knowledge in microbiology or molecular biology |
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Kontakt | Beat Frey, 044 739 25 41, beat.frey@wsl.ch |