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Tino Peplau et al.: Long-term geothermal warming reduced stocks of carbon but not nitrogen in a subarctic forest soil

Julia Schroeder et al.: Impact of common sample pre-treatments on key soil microbial properties

Thünen-AK organised a week-long Winter School in Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements during 10.-14.6.2019 at the Vuwani Science Resource Centre of the University of Venda in Limpopo, South Africa.

The 4per1000 Initiative launched in at COP21 in Paris aims at increasing soil organic matter for climate mitigation, climate adaptation and food security. The international symposium on soil organic matter management will elucidate options and potentials for soil C sequestration.

"Editor's Choice" a a special recognition of the international peer-reviewed journal FEMS Microbiology Ecology for studies which provide a significant advance in the field.

The institutes together present recent research in exhibition hall 35 (P35/B05).

The project CAOS is coordinated by the Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture and aims to generate the knowledge to design climate smart agricultural systems for organic soils adapted to the diverse regional conditions of Europe.

The project ARS Africa starts with a kick-off meeting held in South Africa. The project is coordinated by Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture.

Thünen researchers have advised experts of other EU Member States how trends in soil organic carbon stocks can be traced at national level.

The television channel Bayerisches Fernsehen has accompanied our largest running project during soil sampling, in the laboratory and during data analysis.