Key research areas

The following key research areas are studied:

• Carbon storage and sequestration – effects of land-use and climate on carbon and nitrogen stabilization by mineral-organic associations and aggregates
• Biogeochemical processes at the interface of plants, soil and water
• Dynamics of organic matter at the interface of soil and water – importance for water quality
• Soil water retention and flood control potential
• Water and matter fluxes in river basins under different land-use
• Soil erosion – effects on the dynamics of carbon, water and matter fluxes
• Site-based assessment for sustainable land-use
• Reconstruction of environmental changes by means of see sediments