Head of

Dept. of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems

Dept. of Agricultural Soil Science

Expertise

• Soil biogeochemistry
  
• C and N transformation
  
• Soil - Plant - Microorganisms interactions:
  - Priming effects
  - Nutrient mobilization
  - Rhizodeposition, Rhizosphere
  
• Low molecular organic substances
  
• Microbial hotspots & hot moments
  
• Sources and partitioning of CO2 fluxes
  
• C sequestration
  
• Biochar stability & decomposition
  
• Plant-Microbial Competition for N
  
• Pedogenic carbonates: CaCO3
  - Formation Processes
  - Isotopic Composition
  
• Effects of Global Change:
  - Land Use
  - Elevated CO2
  - Climate Warming
  
• Stable and radioactive isotopes






Journal Editorial Boards	.	.
Soil Biology & Biochemistry (Subject Editor)	2002 ...	.
European Journal of Soil Biology (Field Editor)	2005 ...	.
Biogeosciences (Associate Editor)	2014 ...	.
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	2004 ...	.
Rhizosphere (Associate Editor)	2015 ...	.
Scientific Reports	2015 ...	.
International Agrophysics	2004 ...	.
Land Degradation & Development	2016 ...	.
Global Change Biology	2010-2014	.
Plant and Soil	2001-2016	.



• Ad hoc reviewer > 30 Journals