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Leaf manganese as a proxy for root exudation of carboxylates? (SOC)
Certain plant species release root exudates with high concentrations of carboxylates in response to phosphorus limitation. These carboxylates mobilize P from less available P sources. However, the concentrations of these carboxyla ...
Supervisor: Walter Schenkeveld or Ellis Hoffland
Department: Soil Biology

Climate resilience in agroforestry systems.
Agroforestry is increasingly recognised as a potential mitigation and adaptation strategy against climate change. Agroforestry is often argued to increase soil carbon, improve nutrient cycling and promote soil biodiversity. Howeve ...
Supervisor: Karen Moran Rivera (SBL, SOC), Mathilde Hagens (SOC) Gabriel Moinet (SBL),
Department: Soil Biology

Can earthworms increase carbon sequestration through silicate weathering?
Enhanced Silicate Weathering (ESW) has emerged as a Negative Emission Technology (NET) due to its vast potential to increase long-term carbon sequestration. The weathering of silicates allows to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from t ...
Supervisor: Alix Vidal, Jan Willem van Groenigen, Tullia Calogiuri
Department: Soil Biology

Ecoacoustics sensing of soil fauna diversity and activity
Measuring and monitoring of fauna activity traditionally remains cost-ineffective, destructive and time consuming, suggesting for an alternative tool development. Soil ecoacoustics can help identify the presence and abundance of f ...
Supervisor: Alix Vidal (Soil Biology) and Munnaf M Abdul (Agricultural Biosystems Engineering)
Department: Soil Biology

Effects of solar parks on soil biodiversity and functioning
Introduction: Solar parks are a relatively new and rapidly expanding land use to produce renewable energy and meet CO2 reduction targets. However, their impact on soil quality raises concern. Solar parks cause shading and change t ...
Supervisor: Luuk Scholten, Gerlinde De Deyn
Department: Soil Biology

Comparing spectroscopic and biological indicators for soil health assessment
Within the BENCHMARKS project, we are currently offering an MSc thesis opportunity that focuses on evaluating soil health through a comparison of Near-Infrared (NIR) and Mid-Infrared (MIR) spectroscopy with biological soil measure ...
Supervisor: Paolo Di Lonardo and Titia Mulder
Department: Soil Biology

Does root trait diversity in grassland communities enhance productivity and ecosystem services?
Multispecies swards consisting of different grasses, forbs and legumes are a promising alternative to high yielding and high input perennial ryegrass monoculture used in pasture production. Recent research shows that low input bio ...
Supervisor: Bobby Zetterlind and Marie Zwetsloot
Department: Soil Biology

Decay rate of plant material exposed to a gradient of diverse plant communities â€“ a tea bag decomposition experiment
Multispecies swards consisting of different grasses, forbs and legumes are a promising alternative to high yielding and high input perennial ryegrass monoculture used in pasture production. Recent research shows that low input bio ...
Supervisor: Bobby Zetterlind and Marie Zwetsloot
Department: Soil Biology

That sounds like Frass! Does strip cropping interact with addition of flytilizer (insect based fertilizer) to enhance soil community diversity and increase nitrogen mineralization?
Strip cropping has been proposed as a viable strategy to diversify intensive monocultural production systems through space and time thereby supporting the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient agricultural sector. Fl ...
Supervisor: Frank Harris, Gerlinde De Deyn, Marie Zwetsloot
Department: Soil Biology

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

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