Gerrit Angst

‼️In case you missed our article published during the summer break: nature.com/articles/s4146… The mechanisms underlying #plant-diversity effects on #soil #C remain elusive. We argue that #POM + #MAOM are key to disentangling these effects. @EisenhauerLab @NatureComms

‼️Another paper out from my group dedicated to all #earthworm 🪱💗 lovers🪱🙂led by @JanusdenToonder link.springer.com/article/10.100… The key takeway is that increased #CO2 #emissions from #soil in the presence of earthworms do not translate into reduced soil #carbon storage.

🪱 Our latest publication on #soil #mesofauna and persistent soil #organic #matter is now featured in the "Plant Life Belowground" blog, including background information and nice pictures 🙂 Have a read here: plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/bey… @idiv @BiologyCentre et al.

‼️ Article out in AEE🪱🐜 doi.org/10.1016/j.agee… We provide field-based evidence that #soil #fauna beyond #earthworms significantly affect the persistence of #soil organic matter. #POM #MAOM #climate #landuse @EisenhauerLab @idiv @Akademie_ved_CR @CharlesUniPRG et al.

New paper out! 📃 Using dual ¹³C/¹⁵N #isotope #labelling, we show soil meso-🕷️ but not #macrofauna 🪱 rapidly assimilate #microbial biomass 🦠🍄. We also introduce a novel labelled #MaOM analog for stabilized C and N tracing. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso… @EJSOBI #SoilEcology

➡️Here's also a short summary of our recently published article on how #plant-diversity effects on #soil #C storage differ across #ecosystems depending on #POM + #MAOM: idiv.de/plant-diversit… Article: doi.org/10.1038/s41467… @NatureComms @idiv @CharlesUniPRG @Akademie_ved_CR

‼️Fresh out @NatureComms Un(der)explored links between plant diversity and #POM and #MAOM in soil nature.com/articles/s4146… We stress context-dependent #biodiversity effects on POM+MAOM and consequences for #soil #C @idiv @EisenhauerLab @Akademie_ved_CR @CharlesUniPRG @MPI_BGC

‼️New in @SoilBiolBiochem authors.elsevier.com/c/1kyZz8g13fGcg We show that marcescent🍃#leaves pre-exposed to☀️#radiation and🌧️precipitation (common for beech and oak) #decompose quicker in 6 months than non-exposed leaves in 12 months. @BiologyCentre @CharlesUniPRG @Akademie_ved_CR

We're hiring an early career data scientist at @FungaPbc! Austin TX based. We use ML to integrate forestry observations and fungal microbiome datasets, to better understand how to restore forest fungal biodiversity. job-boards.greenhouse.io/funga

‼️Recently published in @FunEcology doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… We developed a conceptual framework for linking effect traits of #soil #fauna to the transformation of #SOM (including a section on #POM #MAOM😀) with @Jon_Bonfanti @AntonCollembola @GanaultPierre @EisenhauerLab et al

Preprint alert!🚨 You want biomass data without clipping the vegetation? Use your smartphone for a 3D scan! In our manuscript you get instructions & a complete Jupyter notebook for immediate use! doi.org/10.32942/X2T92X 🪴+📱=💚 @UFZ_de @tudresden_de @UniHalle @GeobotanyHalle

I am stoked about being invited to #AGU24 and present novel conceptual frameworks on #soil #fauna🪱 and #plant #diversity 🌲🌳🌾effects on #POM and #MAOM. Don't miss out on this session⬇️

Our soil science team is recruiting an 18 month post-doc starting March 2025 at latest, to work on plant-soil-microbe interactions in the #rhizosphere of cereal plants for improving #nutrient acquisition. For more info contact me daniel.saidpullicino@unito.it @unito @DISAFA_INT

We are hiring ! If you have an interest in PhD projects on #soilbiogeochemistry with exciting field and lab for either alpine environments under changing climate or enhanced weathering in tropical cropland, check out: soilres.ethz.ch/the-group/open…

Interested in exploring subsoil organic matter chemistry of peatlands? New 2-years PostDoc position open within the EU project DeepHorizon with my colleague Sonja Paul in lead here at Agroscope, Zurich. Details here: direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=c1f43be7…

Final PhD paper out now in @GlobalChangeBio, where we show the fundamental role of #biocrusts in regulating soil C cycles in #drylands, and how some of the most essential #biogeochemical #processes are diminished under #climate #change @Nardaluu @CarstenWMueller (see link below)

Position opening: Research Scientist in Biogeochemistry in the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (ISEE) at @UofIllinois @sustainILLINOIS We are looking for a Research Scientist to lead multiple projects on soil-water P. Apps due Oct 18 illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

I am recruiting a Master's student to study soil science at the University of Maine; please see linked pdf for details on how to apply! tinyurl.com/bderj9bc

📢#JobAlert Come & join our group @Cirad @AidaDirecteur with this great permanent position! Agronomy researcher focusing on #climatechange #adaptation & #mitigation in the tropics #albedo #modeling #agroclimatology recrutement.cirad.fr/job/job-agrono… Deadline: 14/10. Please share widely.

I have an immediate opening for a postdoc.