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RT @SebDoetterl: To upcoming scholars in #EnvironmentalSciences from the #CongoBasin and neighboring regions. Check out this interesting se….

RT @SebDoetterl: Long in the making, but finally there: Our new article in @NatRevEarthEnv where we present our views on the important role….

Digging our next #SoilMonoliths series, focusing on #SoilFormation for our #SoilProfileCollection. A challenging dig through stones in a stunning landscape #Sustenpass revealed a unique soil sequence aging 30-10,000 years! .Inspired by Musso et al. (2019)

Introducing our #SoilMonoliths focused on #SoilErosion in our #SoilProfileCollection! Only 30 cm of soil is left on the eroded slope, fertile topsoil settled in the valley. This stark contrast shows how centuries of farming shaped these #soils! .#SoilEducation #Agriculture @ETH

Master‘s student Ralph Holmann is applying the #HeldeyP fractionation and is sequentially isolating phosphate in different crystal forms to investigate its O isotopes from soils of #Svalbard. These analyses will hopefully help us better understand #arctic soil P cycling.

Finally, the article suggests a series of measures to improve the quality and relevance of these protocols for the future.

New paper! Different protocols were evaluated for #soil #CarbonCredits allocation, the majority of which have procedural shortcomings that may lead to significant overestimation of actual soil carbon stocks.

Introducing our Soil Profile Collection: A unique educational resource for students @ETH. Each #SoilMonolith showcases the global diversity of soils & the impacts of humans. Stay tuned as we explore the stories of these soils!.#SoilProfileCollection #SoilEducation #SoilDiversity

RT @Daaanvdb: 🚨 🌡️August will be the warmest month ever recorded in Longyearbyen (Svalbard) at 78°N in the Arctic, reaching an average temp….

New paper: PhD student Yiren Li‘s applied incubation experiments, spectroscopic techniques, and microbial activity assays to analyze the speciation distribution, binding modes, and competitive interactions of Pb and Cd in soil.

RT @SebDoetterl: Coming back from one of the most rewarding activities of my career so far: Our first Summer School on TropicalSoil and For….

RT @ManaGharun: It was such a pleasure teaching about #soil #greenhouse gas #fluxes at the 1st summer school on tropical resources in beaut….

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New paper out! Environment determined biomass, absolute respiration and growth of microbes in a temperate grassland gradient. But microbial C use efficiency was best explained by microbial community composition. Both these factors need to be considered in macroscale SOC dynamics!.

Congratulations to Laura Summerauer who just successfully defended her PhD thesis! The thesis examines the effect of #deforestation on #soil redistribution and soil #degradation on #croplands along the steep topography of the East African Rift system.

Do soils influence tree species composition & leaf characteristics in the Ugandan rainforest? To understand processes defining reforestation success, PhD candidate Matt Cooper & Master student Jeremy Cook are looking for answers to these questions in Kibale Forest National Park🌱

Soil pit digging and greenhouse gas sampling in the #Arctic #tundra never looked this good! ☀️ #ArcticGreening

RT @ffinlocostain: The Ukraine is a "war for land and soil" -“soil equals geopolitical influence”, says @SebDoetterl @ETH_en .Full intervie….

The car is ready and (almost) fully loaded for the #ArcticGreening project‘s field campaign in the Finnmark region of Northern Norway! 🌱 🦠 ⛏️ (no soil emoji, sadly). You can follow their journey and their sampling process on Polar Steps! ✨👉