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What do earthworms want? Species-specific optimization of soil management in our Earthworm Hotel
Earthworms are among the most important soil fauna. They contribute to the quality of soil by improving soil structure, increasing nutrient mineralisation, mixing residues into the soil, and many other process. Many of the pathway ...
Supervisor: Jan Willem van Groenigen, Ingrid Lubbers
Department: Soil Biology
How do different soil processes respond to changes in temperature?
Soil organic matter (SOM) stores large amounts of organic carbon. Under the influence of climate change, higher temperatures have the potential to stimulate SOM decomposition, accelerating the release of carbon dioxide into the at ...
Supervisor: Karen Moran-Rivera, dr. Mathilde Hagens (SOC) OR dr. Gabriel Moinet (SBL)
Department: Soil Biology
How do changes in moisture affect NOx emissions from fertilized dry and wet soils?
Agriculture uses fertilizer to enhance crop growth, but the usage of fertilizer comes with pollution of nitric oxide (NO) emission to the environment. This NO emission is however hardly understood. Preliminary experiments showed t ...
Supervisor: Jurrian van Waaij (jurrian.vanwaaij@wur.nl)
Rima Porre
Department: Soil Biology
