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Institute for Plant Ecology

We investigate the effects of different abiotic environmental factors (e.g., raised CO2, ozone, salt stress) on plant communities starting at the plant leave and the site to ecosystems level (professorship for experimental plant ecology) and ending in global cycles of C and N (professorship for geoecology and modelling). The applied methods range from biochemical, ecophysiological and microbiological lab investigations about field investigations (e.g., vegetation surveys, measurement of trace gas fluxes at site and ecosystem level) up to process oriented modelling and global models.

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Institute for Plant Ecology

Institute for Plant Ecology

We investigate the effects of different abiotic environmental factors (e.g., raised CO2, ozone, salt stress) on plant communities starting at the plant leave and the site to ecosystems level (professorship for experimental plant ecology) and ending in global cycles of C and N (professorship for geoecology and modelling). The applied methods range from biochemical, ecophysiological and microbiological lab investigations about field investigations (e.g., vegetation surveys, measurement of trace gas fluxes at site and ecosystem level) up to process oriented modelling and global models.

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Experimental Plant Ecology

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Müller, Christoph, Prof. PhD

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Moser, Gerald, Dr.

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Koyro, Hans-Werner Prof. 35313 B427

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Dehn, Philipp 35336/35322 B432

Deppe, Marianna, Dr.

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Eckhardt, Christian

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Seibert, Ruben Dr.

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Kleineidam, Kristina 35320 B429
Grüters, Uwe Dr. 35314 B436
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Seehawer, Lara

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Strasilla, Nicol 35316 L455a

Lenz, Birte

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Mayer, Gerhard

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Senkbeil, Jochen

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Strohbusch, Till

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Grünhage, Ludger
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DASIM

DASIM - Denitrification in Agricultural Soils: Integrated control and Modelling at various scales

Funding Agency: DFG //  Duration: 2016 - 2023 // PI: Christoph Müller

 

Denitrification is the process of nitrate reduction which allows microbes to breathe under aerobic conditions, is a key process of reactive nitrogen from the soil as inert N2 returns to the atmosphere. The individual steps (NO3- -> NO2- -> NO -> N2O -> N2) are enzymatically controlled by a large number of pro- and eukaryotes. Active denitrifiers communities in soil exhibit distinct regulatory phenotypes (DRP), with characteristic control of individual reaction steps and end products. It is unclear whether DRPs are taxonomically fixed in denitrifiers and how much environmental conditions can change them. Although research on DRPs has been going on for over 100 years, denitrification rates and the emission of gaseous products still cannot be satisfactorily explained and predicted. While the influence of individual environmental conditions is already well understood, the complexity of the overall process with its complicated cellular regulation as a reaction to very variable factors in the soil matrix has not yet been clarified. Key parameters are the oxygen partial pressure in the soil, the content of organic material and its quality, the pH value and the composition of the microbial community, which in turn is determined by soil structure, soil chemistry and soil-plant interaction. In this project we aim to make quantitative predictions of denitrification rates as a function of soil microstructure, organic mass quality, DRPs and atmospheric boundary layer condition. We rely on the latest experimental and analytical methods (X-ray µCT, 15N tracing, NanoSIMS, microsensors, advanced flux detection, NMR spectroscopy, molecular methods including "next generation sequencing of functional gene transcripts") to achieve a very accurate spatial and temporal resolution of the process steps. Improved numerical methods and computer capacities will allow to integrate the results of the individual groups and to develop new denitrification models ranging from the microscale (phase 1) to the field scale (phase 2).


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Environmental Monitoring and Climate Change Impact Research Station Linden

 

Funding Agency: Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG) // Duration: 2017 - 2029 // PI: Prof. Christoph Müller, PhD

 

A strategic partnership exists between the Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG) and the Justus Liebig University of Giessen, which is documented by the signing of a framework agreement. In addition, the HLNUG was an important associated partner in the LOEWE funding for the FACE2FACE project. The HLNUG significantly supports the implementation of the scientific results of the climate impact research carried out at the Environmental Monitoring and Climate Impact Research Station Linden (UKL) since 1998. A further 3-year grant is intended to continue the work that has been carried out together since 1998. In addition to the continuation of long-term observations (phenology, permanent observation plots) and experiments (Giessen FACE, Biochar), the factors increased CO2 concentrations and increased air temperature will be considered within the framework of the newly constructed Giessen T-FACE facility. The surveys include the continuation of existing data series as well as the inclusion of new integrative analyses, which above all form the basis for the application for further collaborative research projects.

Link to report on permanent observation plots

Moser G, Müller C (2017) Results of the passive biomonitoring from 1998-2014 on Hessian permanent observation plots in extensively cultivated grasslands.

Project report: https://www.hlnug.de/themen/fachzentrum-klimawandel/publikationen.html

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Plant Phenology

Funding Agency : Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG) // Duration: 2004 - 2019 // PI: Prof. Dr. Ludger Grünhage

The first work on the study "Climate Change and Plant Phenology in Hesse" was carried out within the framework of INKLIM (Integrated Climate Protection Programme Hesse 2012) in the years 2004-2009.

Since 2009, the study "Climate Change and Plant Phenology in Hesse" has been continued as part of the research activities at the Environmental Observatory and Climate Impact Research Station Linden (UKL), which is jointly run by the Institute for Plant Ecology of the JLU Giessen and the Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology.

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Green Dairy

Funding Agency : LOEWE / Duration: 2022 - 2025 // PI: Dr. Gerald Moser

 

The industrialization of agriculture offers several fundamental problems. Decoupled material cycles with high nitrogen surpluses, greenhouse gas emissions, soil degradation and problems regarding animal welfare result. The "GreenDairy" project aims to optimize agricultural structures and to enable ecologically and economically sustainable farming. By the use of integrated animal-plant agricultural ecosystems gaps of decoupled material cycles are expected to be closed. Additionally, effects of different farming systems (low-input vs. high-input) are to be investigated.

The project draws on the research infrastructure of the organically managed Gladbacherhof, where a digitalized dairy farming system has been established. The digital animal recording, grazing control, feeding and milking robotics, which is enabled by this system, helps to compare low-input systems (mainly roughage) with high-input systems (high proportion of corn silage and concentrated feed). In addition, the project incorporates research in animal, plant, soil, and environmental sciences, as well as agricultural and food economics, to provide a comprehensive picture of the impacts of different systems.

The Institute of Plant Ecology participates in the project area "Environment" with the investigation of greenhouse gas emissions in arable and grassland areas. At this, the climate-relevant gases CO2, CH4 and N2O are recorded using soil air probes and static chambers and are quantified subsequently. The measurements will be carried out over three years so that each crop in the project's crop rotation and the respective previous crops can be taken into account. Both cropland and grassland are analyzed, comparing high- and low-input areas. Thus, the aim is to minimize the emission of climate-relevant gases by an optimized agricultural system.

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BioNET

Multi-stage assessment of biobased negative emission technologies (BioNET)

Funding Agency : DLR // Duration: 2022 - 2024 // PI: Prof. Christoph Mueller, PhD


Negative emission technologies that use biomass and biogenic CO2 (biobased NETs) play a central role in net-zero policy strategies. Embedded in agricultural and forestry supply chains, biobased NETs offer numerous options, but they also compete with biomass material and energy use and therefore face large uncertainties about the feasibility of their deployment. However, the deployment of bio-based NETs in Germany has not yet been evaluated in a coherent and integrated manner, especially from the perspective of local and regional deployment.
The aim of the BioNET (Multi-level assessment of biomass-based NETs) project is to create a comprehensive knowledge base for and assess biobased NETs in Germany by combining novel social science research with state-of-the-art biomass competition modeling and trade-off analysis to support local and national decision makers: (1) we compile transparent and accessible information and data on biobased NET concepts tailored to the information needs of different stakeholders, such as energy utilities or public authorities, (2) we develop novel participatory approaches to explore societal and institutional feasibility, (3) we elaborate and evaluate national biobased NET scenarios, including techno-economic modeling and an assessment of trade-offs with respect to the different Sustainable Development Goals.
As a result, the project identifies the window of opportunity for biobased NETs in Germany and enables decision makers from local to national level as well as researchers to include and prioritize the implementation of biobased NETs in their scenarios and strategies, using appropriate dissemination formats (open data, guidelines, policy briefs, etc.).


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FACE2FACE

Funding Agency: LOEWE-HMWK // Duration: 2014 - 2017 // Speaker: Prof. Christoph Müller, PhD

What are the consequences of climate change for Central European agriculture?

It is getting warmer - also in Hesse. What does climate change mean for Central European agriculture? In order to investigate the complex effects of carbon dioxide on plants, soils, microorganisms and insects, LOEWE's focus "FACE2FACE" combines two large open-air experimental facilities to form a research platform: the "Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment" systems - FACE for short - at Justus Liebig University in Giessen and Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences. The FACE systems make it possible to regulate the carbon dioxide concentration on defined surfaces and thus simulate the expected state in the middle of the century. Based on their findings, the scientists hope to develop strategies for adapting to climate change and reducing its consequences. They will concentrate on the agricultural ecosystems of grassland, viticulture and vegetable growing, horticulture and fruit growing.

 

All information about Face2Face can be found here

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ICONICA

To make Europe a climate-neutral continent by 2050 while ensuring food security, sustainable agricultural soil management practices must be introduced. Improved soil organic carbon (SOC) storage (sequestration) could reduce the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration. The long-term sequestration of SOC depends on many factors, especially interactions with other nutrients. The coupled Carbon-Nitrogen-Phosphorus cycles mediate soil organic matter formation and turnover. Soil phosphorus (P) is a key nutrient for plant growth. Limiting P content can reduce plant and microbial biomass in the soil and affect the sequestration of SOC. Altered soil P content affects microbial composition and activity, which are thought to control certain transformation pathways in the soil carbon and nitrogen cycles and influence the stabilization of GHG emissions, SOC, and nutrients.

The "ICONICA" project (ICONICA: Impact of long-term phosphorus additions on Carbon sequestration and Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural soils) is using a series of long-term experiments on phosphorus fertilization in the EU and New Zealand to investigate the impact of varying soil P availability on SOC sequestration and GHG emissions, as well as on the carbon-nitrogen cycle in soils. Soil microbial processes associated with varying P availability in managed grassland and cropland systems will be quantified to identify mechanisms for SOC and nitrogen sequestration.

At the Institute of Plant Ecology, stable isotope techniques (labeling with 13C and 15N) are being applied in laboratory experiments to determine how long-term management of P fertilizers at different intensities controls soil C and N cycling and associated greenhouse gas emissions. The climate-relevant fluxes of the greenhouse gases N2O and CO2 from soils are measured. C and N dynamics will be assessed as a function of long-term P fertilization at different intensities. Results of 15N tracing will be matched with associated N2O emissions and C transformations to determine soil C losses and potential C stabilization affected by long-term P fertilization. Data generated by ICONICA will be used to determine optimal soil P levels and corresponding fertilizer recommendations for farmers that include optimal SOC sequestration and minimization of GHG emissions while maintaining crop yields of various agricultural soils.

 

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PlantaGo

Designing agroecosystems that effectively minimize nitrogen (N) losses to the atmosphere and water, and thereby improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) for crop production, remains a pressing challenge for sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI), a capacity first observed in certain tropical grasses, shows promise for reducing N losses in a sustainable manner. Research suggests that ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) may also possess significant BNI potential, making it a promising candidate for minimizing N losses in temperate agroecosystems. However, while P. lanceolata has shown potential as a BNI plant, the scientific evidence for its effects remains inconsistent, highlighting gaps in our understanding of its mechanisms and the factors that influence its efficiency.

The PlantaGo project ("Biological nitrification inhibition by Plantago lanceolata to reduce nitrogen losses from agroecosystems") focuses on reducing N losses from agricultural soils using Plantago lanceolata, a plant well suited to temperate climates. The project investigates the extent to which P. lanceolata can influence soil N transformations by naturally producing nitrification inhibitors, with the aim of reducing harmful N₂O emissions and nitrate leaching losses. This basic research project aims to decipher the biochemical and microbial processes associated with BNI in P. lanceolata and to develop a mechanistic model that explains its mode of action within the soil-plant-atmosphere system. The knowledge gained is expected to guide the incorporation of P. lanceolata into crop rotations to minimize N losses while maintaining agricultural productivity. The project is executed in cooperation with the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland, University of Bruxelles, Belgium and University of Liège, Belgium and is funded by the Swiss and Belgium National Science Foundations (SNSF and FNRS).

At Justus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Plant Ecology, soil incubation studies using 15N-labeled fertilizers will be conducted. The aim of these experiments is to assess the effects of BNI-active metabolites from P. lanceolata and the plant itself on N dynamics. Using the Ntrace model, data on simultaneous gross N transformation rates in different N pools will be calculated. This approach will allow to distinguish between direct effects of BNI compounds on nitrification and indirect effects within the plant-soil system.  This will help to elucidate the mode of action of the BNI properties of P. lanceolata.

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PlantaGo

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PlantaGo

Designing agroecosystems that effectively minimize nitrogen (N) losses to the atmosphere and water, and thereby improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) for crop production, remains a pressing challenge for sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI), a capacity first observed in certain tropical grasses, shows promise for reducing N losses in a sustainable manner. Research suggests that ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) may also possess significant BNI potential, making it a promising candidate for minimizing N losses in temperate agroecosystems. However, while P. lanceolata has shown potential as a BNI plant, the scientific evidence for its effects remains inconsistent, highlighting gaps in our understanding of its mechanisms and the factors that influence its efficiency.

The PlantaGo project ("Biological nitrification inhibition by Plantago lanceolata to reduce nitrogen losses from agroecosystems") focuses on reducing N losses from agricultural soils using Plantago lanceolata, a plant well suited to temperate climates. The project investigates the extent to which P. lanceolata can influence soil N transformations by naturally producing nitrification inhibitors, with the aim of reducing harmful N₂O emissions and nitrate leaching losses. This basic research project aims to decipher the biochemical and microbial processes associated with BNI in P. lanceolata and to develop a mechanistic model that explains its mode of action within the soil-plant-atmosphere system. The knowledge gained is expected to guide the incorporation of P. lanceolata into crop rotations to minimize N losses while maintaining agricultural productivity. The project is executed in cooperation with the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland, University of Bruxelles, Belgium and University of Liège, Belgium and is funded by the Swiss and Belgium National Science Foundations (SNSF and FNRS).

At Justus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Plant Ecology, soil incubation studies using 15N-labeled fertilizers will be conducted. The aim of these experiments is to assess the effects of BNI-active metabolites from P. lanceolata and the plant itself on N dynamics. Using the Ntrace model, data on simultaneous gross N transformation rates in different N pools will be calculated. This approach will allow to distinguish between direct effects of BNI compounds on nitrification and indirect effects within the plant-soil system.  This will help to elucidate the mode of action of the BNI properties of P. lanceolata.

 

www.plantago-project.net

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Experimental Plant Ecology

Experimental plant ecology

The main focus of the Experimental Plant Ecology Department is the climate change impact research. In long-term field experiments at the “Environmental Monitoring and Climate Change Impact Research Station Linden” we study plant and ecosystem reactions on climate change. In our Phenological Garden we observe changes in the plant phenology as a reaction on higher air temperature. In climate change manipulation experiments we investigate the reactions of plants and ecosystems on elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations and higher air temperature. Since 1998 grassland plots are exposed to +20% higher CO2 concentrations compared to ambient (Giessen FACE = Free Air CO2 Enrichment) and we investigate changes in the species composition, plant growth, ecosystem fluxes of carbon and nitrogen, including greenhouse gas fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O, and many other parameters. In an additional experiment the temperature of soil and plant surfaces was heated (IR-Lamp Experiment). In an actual experiment we increase the air temperature directly in combination with elevated CO2 concentration and study the ecosystem responses (Giessen T-FACE = air Temperature warming and Free Air CO2 Enrichment).

One important result of the Giessen FACE is the doubling of N2O emissions under elevated CO2 and therefore one important research focus is to understand the responsible processes and nitrogen transformations in the soil, which is part of the research group DASIM (Denitrification in Agricultural Soils: Integrated control and Modelling at various scales).

In a Biochar Field Experiment we test if CO2 assimilated by plants and transformed into a stable carbon form as plant charcoal can be established as a climate change mitigations strategy to reduce the atmospheric CO2 concentration storing the stable carbon form long-term in agricultural soil. Additional investigations on anthropogenic Amazonian Terra Preta Soils are conducted for a better understanding of the positive effect of black carbon (plant charcoal) in tropical soils. Analogous, we study temperate historical killen soils created through charcoal burning.

Additional research questions are the investigation of Nutrient- and Energy-Exchange between the Phytosphere and the Atmosphere, as the atmospheric N deposition or the exchange of ozone.

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Experimental plant ecology

The main focus of the Experimental Plant Ecology Department is the climate change impact research. In long-term field experiments at the “Environmental Monitoring and Climate Change Impact Research Station Linden” we study plant and ecosystem reactions on climate change. In our Phenological Garden we observe changes in the plant phenology as a reaction on higher air temperature. In climate change manipulation experiments we investigate the reactions of plants and ecosystems on elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations and higher air temperature. Since 1998 grassland plots are exposed to +20% higher CO2 concentrations compared to ambient (Giessen FACE = Free Air CO2 Enrichment) and we investigate changes in the species composition, plant growth, ecosystem fluxes of carbon and nitrogen, including greenhouse gas fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O, and many other parameters. In an additional experiment the temperature of soil and plant surfaces was heated (IR-Lamp Experiment). In an actual experiment we increase the air temperature directly in combination with elevated CO2 concentration and study the ecosystem responses (Giessen T-FACE = air Temperature warming and Free Air CO2 Enrichment).

One important result of the Giessen FACE is the doubling of N2O emissions under elevated CO2 and therefore one important research focus is to understand the responsible processes and nitrogen transformations in the soil, which is part of the research group DASIM (Denitrification in Agricultural Soils: Integrated control and Modelling at various scales).

In a Biochar Field Experiment we test if CO2 assimilated by plants and transformed into a stable carbon form as plant charcoal can be established as a climate change mitigations strategy to reduce the atmospheric CO2 concentration storing the stable carbon form long-term in agricultural soil. Additional investigations on anthropogenic Amazonian Terra Preta Soils are conducted for a better understanding of the positive effect of black carbon (plant charcoal) in tropical soils. Analogous, we study temperate historical killen soils created through charcoal burning.

Additional research questions are the investigation of Nutrient- and Energy-Exchange between the Phytosphere and the Atmosphere, as the atmospheric N deposition or the exchange of ozone.

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Impacts of Climate Change, Adaptation to Climate Change and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions until 2050

 

Welcome to the Website of the LOEWE Research Center

 

 

(LOEWE is a research fund for the development of scientific and economic excellence of the federal state Hessian)

What are the Impacts of Climate Change on Central European Agriculture?

It is getting warmer – in Hessian, too. How is central European agriculture affected by climate change? In order to examine the complex effects of carbon dioxide on plants, soils, microorganisms and insects, the LOEWE research center FACE2FACE combines two large-scale field research facilities: The Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment systems (FACE) of the Justus Liebig University Giessen and the FACE systems of the Hochschule Geisenheim University. These FACE systems enable us to increase the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on experimental plots to a predefined level and thus to simulate conditions predicted for the middle of the century. Based on the knowledge gained in their studies, researchers will develop strategies for the adaptation to climate change or for the mitigation of climate change impacts. The research activities focus on the agroecosystems grassland vineyard and vegetable field

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In the following you find Current Dates and Highlights within the Framework of FACE2FACE:


http://www.face2face.center/

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Impacts of Climate Change, Adaptation to Climate Change and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions until 2050

 

Welcome to the Website of the LOEWE Research Center

 

 

(LOEWE is a research fund for the development of scientific and economic excellence of the federal state Hessian)

What are the Impacts of Climate Change on Central European Agriculture?

It is getting warmer – in Hessian, too. How is central European agriculture affected by climate change? In order to examine the complex effects of carbon dioxide on plants, soils, microorganisms and insects, the LOEWE research center FACE2FACE combines two large-scale field research facilities: The Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment systems (FACE) of the Justus Liebig University Giessen and the FACE systems of the Hochschule Geisenheim University. These FACE systems enable us to increase the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on experimental plots to a predefined level and thus to simulate conditions predicted for the middle of the century. Based on the knowledge gained in their studies, researchers will develop strategies for the adaptation to climate change or for the mitigation of climate change impacts. The research activities focus on the agroecosystems grassland vineyard and vegetable field

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In the following you find Current Dates and Highlights within the Framework of FACE2FACE:


http://www.face2face.center/

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Speaker
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Coordination
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Steering Group
Breuer, Lutz, Dr. JLU Gießen
Grünhage, Ludger, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Hemfler, Marion, Dr. HLUG
Löhnertz, Otmar, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Schmid, Thomas, Prof. Dr. HLUG
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Principal Investigators
Bendix, Jörg, Prof. Dr. PU Marburg
Berkelmann-Löhnertz, Beate, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Breuer, Lutz, Dr. JLU Gießen
Dietrich, Helmut, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Grünhage, Ludger, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Hemfler, Marion, Dr. HLUG
Kahlen, Katrin, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Kämpfer, Peter, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Kogel, Karl-Heinz, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Liesack, Werner, Dr. MPI Marburg
Löhnertz, Otmar, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Otte, Annette, Prof. Dr. Dr. JLU Gießen
Reineke, Annette, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Schmid, Thomas, Prof. Dr. HLUG
Schnell, Sylvia, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Stoll, Manfred, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Wissemann, Volker, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Ziemek, Hans-Peter, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Zinkernagel, Jana, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Scientific Staff and PhD Students
Berlebach, Antje HS Geisenheim
Cevik, Ebru JLU Gießen
Eiserlo, Felix HS Geisenheim
Erbs, Martin, Dr. JLU Gießen
Guillet, Cécile JLU Gießen
Kellner, Juliane JLU Gießen
Klostermann, Hannah-Rebecca HS Geisenheim
Liebermann, Ralf JLU Gießen
Maisinger, Corinna JLU Gießen
Obermeier, Wolfgang PU Marburg
Schlering, Christine HS Geisenheim
Seibert, Ruben JLU Gießen
Selim, Moustafa, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Wohlfahrt, Yvette HS Geisenheim
Wu, Xiaohung, Dr. MPI Marburg
Yuan, Naiming, Dr. JLU Gießen
Technical and Administrative Assistants
Seehawer, Lara JLU Gießen
Lenz, Birte JLU Gießen
Strohbusch, Till JLU Gießen
Strasilla, Nicol JLU Gießen
Mayer, Gerhard JLU Gießen
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Speaker
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Coordination
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Steering Group
Breuer, Lutz, Dr. JLU Gießen
Grünhage, Ludger, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Hemfler, Marion, Dr. HLUG
Löhnertz, Otmar, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Schmid, Thomas, Prof. Dr. HLUG
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Principal Investigators
Bendix, Jörg, Prof. Dr. PU Marburg
Berkelmann-Löhnertz, Beate, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Breuer, Lutz, Dr. JLU Gießen
Dietrich, Helmut, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Grünhage, Ludger, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Hemfler, Marion, Dr. HLUG
Kahlen, Katrin, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Kämpfer, Peter, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Kogel, Karl-Heinz, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Liesack, Werner, Dr. MPI Marburg
Löhnertz, Otmar, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Luterbacher, Jürg, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Müller, Christoph, Prof., PhD JLU Gießen
Otte, Annette, Prof. Dr. Dr. JLU Gießen
Reineke, Annette, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Schmid, Thomas, Prof. Dr. HLUG
Schnell, Sylvia, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Schultz, Hans-Reiner, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Stoll, Manfred, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Wissemann, Volker, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Ziemek, Hans-Peter, Prof. Dr. JLU Gießen
Zinkernagel, Jana, Prof. Dr. HS Geisenheim
Scientific Staff and PhD Students
Berlebach, Antje HS Geisenheim
Cevik, Ebru JLU Gießen
Eiserlo, Felix HS Geisenheim
Erbs, Martin, Dr. JLU Gießen
Guillet, Cécile JLU Gießen
Kellner, Juliane JLU Gießen
Klostermann, Hannah-Rebecca HS Geisenheim
Liebermann, Ralf JLU Gießen
Maisinger, Corinna JLU Gießen
Obermeier, Wolfgang PU Marburg
Schlering, Christine HS Geisenheim
Seibert, Ruben JLU Gießen
Selim, Moustafa, Dr. HS Geisenheim
Wohlfahrt, Yvette HS Geisenheim
Wu, Xiaohung, Dr. MPI Marburg
Yuan, Naiming, Dr. JLU Gießen
Technical and Administrative Assistants
Seehawer, Lara JLU Gießen
Lenz, Birte JLU Gießen
Strohbusch, Till JLU Gießen
Strasilla, Nicol JLU Gießen
Mayer, Gerhard JLU Gießen
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These are the peer-reviewed publications, which resulted from the LOEWE research center FACE2FACE:

 

  • Gómez-Navarro JJ, Bothe O, Wagner S, Zorita E, Werner JP, Luterbacher J, Raible CC, Montávez JP (2015) A regional climate palaeo simulation for Europe in the period 1500–1990 – Part 2: Shortcomings and strengths of models and reconstructions. Climate of the Past 11: 1077–1095. DOI: 10.5194/cp-11-1077-2015
  • Haworth M, Moser G, Raschi A, Kammann C, Grünhage L, Müller C (2016) Carbon dioxide fertilisation and supressed respiration induce enhanced spring biomass production in a mixed species temperate meadow exposed to moderate carbon dioxide enrichment. Functional Plant Biology 43: 26–39. DOI: 10.1071/FP15232
  • Hofmann M, Lux R and Schultz HR (2014) Constructing a framework for risk analyses of climate change effects on the water budget of differently sloped vineyards with a numeric simulation using the Monte Carlo method coupled to a water balance model. Frontiers of Plant Science 5: 645, 1-22. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00645
  • Houska T, Kraft P, Chamorro-Chavez A, Breuer L (submitted) SPOTting Model Parameters Using a ready-made Python Package. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145180. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145180
  • Kahlen K, Chen T‐W, Zinkernagel J (2015) Towards virtual plant modelling as a tool in climate change impact research. Procedia Environmental Sciences 29: 245‐246. DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.294
  • Karbin S, Guillet C, Kammann CI, Niklaus PA (2015) Effects of long-term CO2 Enrichment on soil-atmosphere CH4 fluxes and the spatial micro-distribution of methanotrophic bacteria. PLoS ONE 10(7):e0131665. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131665
  • Keidel L, Kammann C, Grünhage L, Moser G, Müller C (2015) Positive feedback of elevated CO2 on soil respiration in late autumn and winter. Biogeosciences 12: 1257-1269. DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-1257-2015
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Overview of climate change relevant homepages

 

 

Links on current data and visualisations
on climate change and its effects

 

Climate, Weather and Environmental Agencies
provide a huge amount of climate and
global change related data and visualisations:

 

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the
science related to climate change.

 

www.ipcc.ch

https://interactive-atlas.ipcc.ch/

 

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an
independent intergovernmental body established
by States to strengthen the science-policy
interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services
for the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity, long-term human well-being and
sustainable development.

 

www.ipbes.net

 

The World Meteorolgical Organization (WMO)
provides weather, climate and water data and also greenhouse gas concentration data:

 

www.wmo.int

 

The United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) provides Reports on Emission and
Production Gaps and the Sustainable Development
Goals:

 

www.unep.org

 

. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) provides many data, from daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce

 

www.noaa.gov/

 

sos.noaa.gov/datasets/catalog/datasets/water?Display=list&ordering=-DateAdded

 

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/history.html

 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides many data, visualisations and video clips on air, climate, hazards, water, oceans and ice etc.

www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/index.html

 

 

The European Environment Agency (EEA) provides detailed data and maps about the EU related to climate change:  

 

www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps

www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/data-viewers/eea-greenhouse-gas-projections-data-viewer

 

The Joint Research Center of the European Union provides environmental and climate change
information:

 

ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/science-area/environment-and-climate-change

 

National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) provides data and visualisations on snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, ice shelves, soil moisture and frozen ground:

 

https://nsidc.org/

 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) provides data on climate
change impacts on agriculture, soil, water and food security and Sustainable Development Goals:

 

www.fao.org

www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home

www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/en

www.fao.org/aquastat/en/

 

The German Weather Service (DWD) provides
historical and current data on weather and climate:

 

www.dwd.de/DE/Home/home_node.html

www.dwd.de/DE/klimaumwelt/cdc/cdc_node.html

www.dwd.de/DE/klimaumwelt/klimaatlas/klimaatlas_node.html

 

The UFZ-Dürremonitor provides daily
comprehensive information on the soil moisture status in Germany. It is based on simulations with the mesoscale hydrological model mHM developed at the UFZ

 

https://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=37937

 

Das Hessische Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie (HLNUG) liefert umfangreiche Umwelt-Daten für Hessen:

The Hessian State Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG) provides extensive environmental data for Hessen:

 

www.hlnug.de/

www.hlnug.de/messwerte

www.hlnug.de/themen/geografische-informationssysteme/gis-anwendungen/gis-auskunftssysteme

 

More on historical and future weather and climate data:

https://datagraver.com/case/kyoto-cherry-blossom-full-flower-dates

 

With Earth Nullschool you can dynamically display atmospheric currents from the earth's surface to the tropopause (Jetstream). Additional data can be displayed for temperature, humidity, cloud water content, CO2 content. Sea currents can also be visualised

 

https://earth.nullschool.net/

 

The Fluid Earth Viewer allows current and past
weather conditions to be displayed on the 3D globe:

 

fever.byrd.osu.edu/

 

The goal of the Climate Reanalyzer is to make key climate information – models and station data – readily available to everyone.

 

climatereanalyzer.org/

 

At Sea Temperature.org you get the current and
average sea temperatures from over 7,000
locations and 200 countries around the world

 

www.seatemperature.org/

 

The Terrestrial Precipitation Analysis Packages
provides tools for users to determine the historical, current, and future climate profile for any given terrestrial location:

 

drought-net.colostate.edu/terrestrial-precipitation-analysis-package

 

The Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
(GTN-P) is the primary international programme
concerned with monitoring permafrost parameters.

 

https://gtnp.arcticportal.org/

 

WorldClim provides historic, recent and future
climate data for nine global climate models and four
Shared Socio-economic Pathways:

 

www.worldclim.org/

 

 

 

How do climate models work?

https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-do-climate-models-work

More on historical and future Greenhouse
Gas Emissions

 

Climate Spirals and Tornados are impressive
visualisations of historic and future Greenhouse-Gas Emissions and Global Warming and Sea Ice Extent:

 

www.climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/more-climate-spirals

www.usgs.gov/media/images/simulated-global-temperature-change-0

www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/files/2016/06/tornado2_spin.gif

openclimatedata.net/climate-spirals/from-emissions-to-global-warming-line-chart/

 

The Global Carbon Project integrates knowledge of greenhouse gases for human activities and the
Earth system. The project includes global budgets
for three dominant greenhouse gases — carbon
dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide — and
complementary efforts in urban, regional, cumulative, and negative emissions

 

www.globalcarbonproject.org

 

https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/19/visualisations.htm

 

 

The Atmosphere Monitoring Service of Copernicus displays actual emissions of  and CH4 and other pollutants

 

https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/cams/ 

 

Puls provides a global methane emission
monitoring

 

https://pulse.ghgsat.com/

 

Climate Watch offers open data, visualizations and analysis to help policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders gather insights on countries' climate progress:

 

www.climatewatchdata.org

 

The Climate Action Tracker is an independent
scientific analysis that tracks government climate
action and measures it against the globally agreed
Paris Agreement aim and calculates the Emission
Gap. It is a collaboration of two organisations,
Climate Analytics and New Climate Institute:

 

climateactiontracker.org/

 

The Production Gap Report measures the gap
between Paris Agreement goals and countries’
planned and projected production of coal, oil, and gas:

 

www.ProductionGap.org

 

The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute involves educating on the basics of GHG accounting, auditing and management, training professionals to meet the
highest standards of expertise and ethical conduct, and conducting forward-looking research into critical GHG measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) issues.

 

ghginstitute.org/

 

Open Climate Data provides data resources on Global carbon cycle and emissions data, including fossil-fuel, cement, and land-use change emissions, atmospheric growth, and ocean and land sinks. It also gives access agreement status and National Climate Plans:

 

http://openclimatedata.net/

 

On Our World in Data.org you can find data on
greenhouse gas emissions but also much more on land use change, population growth, food security,health and many socio-economic data:

 

ourworldindata.org/

 

Worldometer is run by an international team of
developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world.

 

www.worldometers.info

 

Fire Monitoring and Ecosystem and Biodiversity Loss

 

Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides satellite global data on fire events:

 

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2019-08-23..2019-08-24;l:viirs,modis_a,modis_t;@0.0,0.0,3z

 

The Amazon Dashboard tracks individual fires in the Amazon region using a new approach to cluster and classify active fire detections by fire type:

 

http://globalfiredata.org/pages/amazon-dashboard/

 

Global Forest Watch offers the latest data,
technology and tools that empower people
everywhere to better protect forests:

 

www.globalforestwatch.org/

 

Global Forest Change results from time-series
analysis of Landsat images

 

earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest

 

Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative is seeking to
promote expert knowledge on soil biodiversity in
environmental policy and sustainable land
management to protect and enhance ecosystem
services:

 

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org

 

Global Soil Partnership and Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) addressing sustainable soil management in the different sustainable development agendas

http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/en/

 

www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/itps/en/

 

 

 

Audubon Society - Survival by Degree shows for North American bird species how the range is expected to change under different climate scenarios.

www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees

 

 

Potential Strategies and Solutions for global change mitigation and adaptations

https://unfccc.int/climate-action/marrakech-partnership/reporting-and-tracking

 

 

The World Resource Institute (WRI) focuses on
seven critical issues at the intersection of
environment and development: climate, energy,
food, forests, water, cities and the ocean

 

www.wri.org

www.wri.org/resources

 

Resource Watch provides trusted and timely data for a sustainable future:

 

resourcewatch.org/

 

The Global Safety Net developed the first global-
scale analysis of land areas requiring protection to solve the twin crises of biodiversity loss and
climate change, upholding and strengthening
Indigenous land rights.

 

www.globalsafetynet.app

www.globalsafetynet.app/viewer/

 

The Crowther Lab Restoration app wants to connect ecological science with applied ecosystem restoration:

 

https://www.crowtherlab.com/restoration/

 

The Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) engages governments, multilateral institutions and non-governmental biodiversity conservation organizations (see list of AZE members) working to prevent species extinctions:

 

zeroextinction.org/the-alliance/about-the-alliance/

www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=4ecca6a29bf142338e459e27ade152c8

 

 

 

Interactive stories about the climate crisis

 

CNN offers elaborately designed and interactive press features on climate change, climate feedbacks and deforestation.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/12/world/ticking-time-bomb/

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/11/asia/borneo-climate-bomb-intl-hnk/

 

Spiegel Online creates a multimedia series on
overheating, the role of forests and oceans in its Climate Crisis section

 

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/klimawandel-wie-sich-die-welt-erwaermt-und-was-wir-dagegen-tun-koennen-a-ac82d4eb-8154-4f0b-9b26-28299758405f

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/waelder-und-der-klimawandel-wie-steht-es-um-baeume-und-waelder-weltweit-a-24d1ec32-7d05-4f54-a0b6-1da55a3c53e8

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/klimakrise-wie-steht-es-um-die-meere-in-der-klimakrise-a-b327d260-0aeb-44c3-b05f-259c7db1f768

 

 

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