Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V.
Programmbereich 1: Landschaftsprozesse
AG Silizium-Biogeochemie
Address
Eberswalder Straße 84
15374 Müncheberg
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
15374 Müncheberg
Projects
Research Grants
Current projects
The ecological role of silicon in semi-arid rangelands: from the greenhouse to the field
(Applicant
Schaller, Jörg
)
The ecological role of silicon in tropical forests: effects on plant nutrient stochiometry, drought resistance and herbivory
(Applicants
Engelbrecht, Bettina M.J.
;
Schaller, Jörg
)
Completed projects
Biogenic silicon in agricultural landscapes (BiSiAL): Quantification, qualitative characterization, and importance for Si balances of agricultural biogeosystems
(Applicant
Puppe, Daniel
)
How silicon affects phosphate availability and carbon turnover in soils
(Applicants
Kalbitz, Karsten
;
Obst, Martin
;
Schaller, Jörg
)
Is higher silicon availability increasing the mineralization of organic matter in fen peatlands?
(Applicants
Knorr, Klaus-Holger
;
Schaller, Jörg
)
Modeling the effect of silicon and calcium availability on the future sustainability of Arctic permafrost carbon pools based on laboratory and field experiments
(Applicants
Göckede, Mathias
;
Schaller, Jörg
)
Priority Programmes
Completed projects
Characterization of the sodium pyrophosphate soluble soil organic matter with FT-IR
(Applicant
Ellerbrock, Ruth
)
Infrastructure Priority Programmes
Current projects
Understanding variation of silicon and calcium in managed grasslands - (BEsic)
(Applicants
Bergmann, Joana
;
Schaller, Jörg
)