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Visit of our Chinese project partners

We were very happy to be visited by our Chinese project partners from the Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences.

New Study "Biological soil crusts as a major ecosystem component in sandization areas of the Brazilian Pampa"

Our new study "Biological soil crusts as a major ecosystem component in sandization areas of the Brazilian Pampa" was published in Geoderma Regional.

New Study "Arduinos in the wild: A novel, low-cost sensor network for high-resolution microclimate monitoring in remote ecosystems"

Our new study "Arduinos in the wild: A novel, low-cost sensor network for high-resolution microclimate monitoring in remote ecosystems" was published…

New biocrust studies, we are participating in, have been published!

The studies 'Key drivers of the annual carbon budget of biocrusts from various climatic zones determined with a mechanistic data-driven model',…

New Study 'Identification and quantification of giant bioaerosol particles over the Amazon rainforest'

We are happy to announce publication of the study 'Identification and quantification of giant bioaerosol particles over the Amazon rainforest'.

A new study, we were participating in, has been published!

"Life is in the Air: an Expedition into the Amazonian Atmosphere. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution"

New Study 'Reactive Nitrogen Hotspots Related to Microscale Heterogeneity in Biological Soil Crusts'

Our new study 'Reactive Nitrogen Hotspots Related to Microscale Heterogeneity in Biological Soil Crusts' was published in ACS Publications.

New study ‘What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community’

In our study 'What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community', published in Biological Reviews, we finally…

New study 'Global cycling and climate effects of aeolian dust controlled by biological soil crusts'

We are excited that our study ‘Global cycling and climate effects of aeolian dust controlled by biological soil crusts’ has been published in Nature…

Study ‘Tropical and Boreal Forest – Atmosphere Interactions: A Review’

Our study ‘Tropical and Boreal Forest – Atmosphere Interactions: A Review’ has been published in Tellus B: Chemical & Physical Meteorology

Study "Key role of equilibrium HONO concentration over soil in quantifying soil-atmosphere HONO fluxes"

Study "Key role of equilibrium HONO concentration over soil in quantifying soil-atmosphere HONO fluxes" was published in Environmental Science &…

Study ‘Bioaerosols and atmospheric ice nuclei in a Mediterranean dryland: community changes related to rainfall’

A new study ‘Bioaerosols and atmospheric ice nuclei in a Mediterranean dryland: community changes related to rainfall’ was published in…

New publication ‘Cryptogamic organisms are a substantial source and sink for volatile organic compounds in the Amazon region’

HONO and NO emissions of biocrusts are caused by an interplay of genetic and physiological regulations – according to our latest publication

New paper ‘Effects of climate change and land use intensification on regional biological soil crust cover and composition in Southern Africa’

New paper ‘X-ray microspectroscopy and ptychography on nanoscale structures in rock varnish’