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The ecological paradigm of the ‘whole being more than the sum of its parts’ is widely accepted as one of the most fascinating properties of ecosystems. Yet the emergence of nutrient dynamics within ecosystems is rarely addressed.
Join us for the second “Ecosystem Nutrition” conference, the closing event of the DFG Priority Program SPP 1685 which has a special focus on the phosphorus nutrition of forest ecosystems.
The goal of the conference is to broaden approaches of plant nutrition to explore nutrient related processes at the scale of ecosystems.

During the conference we will link key findings from SPP 1685 to studies addressing also other nutrients (e.g., nitrogen and potassium).
Contributions on the processes of ecosystem nutrition, on methodological innovations, new experimental approaches, methods and concepts are highly appreciated.