Soil persistence
An important new dimension to soil health, and some questions
The Ecological Mind: ecology, research, creativity
Ideas and thoughts about ecology, soil, biodiversity, environment, global change. One of the goals to generate opportunities for creativity and collaboration. So if you find a post interesting, let me know and contribute!
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How many different versions of soils were there at the beginning of terrestrial ecosystems?
We will probably never know...
Doing research in soil ecology with the simplest means possible
Kind of contrary to many current trends?
Establishing causality in experiments: how deep is deep enough?
Is there a trend towards exaggerated mechanistic resolution?
Mycorrhizal fungi: important for soil functioning and soil persistence?
Maybe there aren't many other organism groups that are important for both?
Major flaw in a published paper: do you tell the authors?
Looking for advice here on when to act
How are we making ourselves more resilient (as researchers)?
And what would you add to the list?
Non-climate extreme events
Should we consider them in experiments in global change biology?
Are there 'points of vulnerability' in ecosystems responding to global change?
And if so, what are they and can we specifically strengthen them?
Microbial biospheres as experimental systems
Some first results published from our lab