News Archive
20.05.2020
| Closing Conference of SPP 1685 postponded to April 2021 | |
Given the current situation and restrictions in connection with COVID-19 it has been decided to postpone the closing conference of SPP 1685 to April 2021. Futher information coming soon!
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20.08.2019
| New Research Topic: Changes in Forest Ecosystem NutritionContributions are welcome! | |
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About the Research Topic Continued deterioration of phosphorus supply and changes in nitrogen dynamics in forest ecosystems has been emphasized in recent ecosystem studies. Detrimental consequences of any such nutrient based changes in forest ecosystems are expected because of the tight feedbacks on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Globally, forest change and associated changes in nutrient supply are perceived to be results of multiple factors including rising temperatures, more frequent weather extremes, continued high N inputs, decreasing biodiversity, and increased intensity in forest management practices. Traditional approaches of plant nutrition are not entirely sufficient for the assessment and evaluation of interactions between nutrient supply and forest change. For example, they fail to address essential aspects such as the nutrient mobilization and demand by microorganisms, the interactions among trees of different species identity or ontogenetic stage, or between other organisms such as herbs, microorganisms, and herbivores. The feedbacks between living organisms and soil properties and their impact on nutrient dynamics, and the interactions between hydrological and biogeochemical cycles remain also poorly understood.
For more details see also "Changes in Forest Ecosystem Nutrition"
Submission Deadlines
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| 07.11.2018 | First announcement: International workshop Organic Phosphorus 2020 | |
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From Land to Sea An interdiciplinary workshop to synthesize recent advances in research on organic phosphorus across ecosystems; from land Following up the last workshop held in 2016 in the Lake District (UK) the next Organic Phosphorus workshop will take place from | |
7 - 11th September 2020 in Abisko (Sweden).
Contact: Professor Reiner Giesler, Umeå University reiner.giesler@umu.se (Please, always use ”OP2019” as subject heading in any e-mail communication about the workshop)
You will find updates on the workshop on the soil P forum website (http://soilpforum.com/op202) . An early flayer can be downloaded here.
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| 30.05.2018 | FowiTa 2018 - Neue Deadline für die Einreichung von Beiträgen | |
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Beiträge zu den verschiedenen Sessions können noch bis zum 30. Mai 2018 eingereicht werden. Nähere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.fowita-konferenz.de
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22.01.2018 | FowiTa 2018 - Session "Der Einfluss von Störungen auf den P Kreislauf von Waldökosystemen" | |
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Aktuelle Arbeiten zeigen, dass Waldökosysteme in gemäßigtem Klima nur wenig P verlieren. Störungen des ökologischen Gleichgewichtes können jedoch zu P Verlusten oder einer Midnerung der P-Verfügbarkeit in Wäldern führen. Zu solchen Störungen gehören "natürliche Ereignisse", wie Windwurf oder Schneebruch, menschlich induzierte Ereignisse wie zunehmende Trockenheit, ansteigende Temperaturen oder N-Einträge sowie nutzungsbedingte Eingriffe (P-Export mit der Ernte, Bodenverdichtung, Kahlschlag, Veränderung der Baumartenverteilung, Kalkung). Im Rahmen der Session "Der Einfluss von Störungen auf den P Kreislauf von Waldökosystemen" soll sikutiert werdene welche Konsequenzen solche Störungen für die P-Versorgung von Waldökosystemen haben, welche Prozesse zu Regeneration des gestörten P-Kreislaufs beitragen und welche Waldökosysteme besonders sensitiv auf derartige Störungen reagieren. Neben dem Erfahrungsaustausch soll auch diskutiert werden, welche abgeleiteten Maßnahmen zum P-nachhaltigen Management von Wäldern beitragen können. Die FowiTa 2018 findet vom 24.-27. September 2018 in Göttingen statt. Beiträge zu dieser oder einer anderen Session können bis zum 21. Mai 2018 eingereicht werden. Nähere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.fowita-konferenz.de
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| 16.12.2017 | EGU 2018: Interdisciplinary session on the global Phosphorus cycle | |
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In 2018 we will celebrate 5 years of the Interdisciplinary session on the global Phosphorus cycle at the EGU meeting in Vienna. During this time your contributions have helped to make the session an annual success, and to foster a broad-based community of phosphorus scientists within EGU. The conveners: Tom Jilbert, Friederike Lang, Phil Haygarth, Federica Tamburini, Ben Turner, Jaane Krueger, Tobias Goldhammer
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| 19.10.2017 | Research into organic phosphorus is key to ensure food security and environmental sustainability | |
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A non-renewable resource, phosphorus (P) is essential for crop and food production. However, due to inefficient use and limited global reserves, inorganic P fertilisers will become less economically viable and there are concerns about future supplies and the environmental consequences of mismanagement. Without action, this situation could undermine agricultural productivity and sustainability. A large proportion of P is already present in soils in organic forms, which are fundamental for biological and ecosystems functions in the terrestrial environment, as well as cell function, growth and reproduction. During an Organic P workshop held in the Lake District in September 2016 a group of 102 scientist from 23 countries - including 10 members of SPP 1685 - agree, that "organic P research has a critical role to play in tackling a number of important global challenges and there are key contributions to be made toward understanding biogeochemical cycles, dynamics and function of natural ecosystems and the management of agricultural systems". Following the mmetin in the Lake District the paper Organic phosphorus in the terrestrial environment: a perspective on the state of the art and future priorities is published in Plant and Soil. The article is part of a Special Issue of papers associated with the Organic P workshop.
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| 14.10.2017 | 5th Annual Meeting of SPP 1685 | |
| | The Annual meeting of SPP1685 took place October 9-12, 2017 at the "Evagelische Tagungsstätte" in Hofgeismar. (Hesse). | |
| 12.05.2017 | Virtual Issue: Advances in Phosphorus Research in Forest Ecosystems - now avialable online | |
| | The Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science has compiled a virtual issue 'Advances in Phosphorus Research in Forest ecosystems' consisting of 12 research articles published in frame of the SPP 1685 during the first funding period. | |
| 01.11.2016 | SPP 1685 - Kick-off meeting 2nd phase 2016 | |
| | The Kick-off meeting of SPP1685 was held October 17-19, 2016, at the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing (Bavaraia). | |
| 10.10.2016 | OP2016 - Talks available on YouTube | |
| | Following on from the successful meeting held in Panama in 2013, the Organic Phosphorus workshop 2016 took place 5th - 9th September 2016 in the Lake District, England. The workshop brought together soil, water, plant and environmental scientists to study and share ideas and innovation on the subject of “Organic Phosphorus in the Environment: Solutions for Phosphorus Security”. The SPP 1685 was represented by several members presenting their work. Most tals are now available on the YouTube Channel 'OP2016'. For futher information on the workshop please visit: OP 2016. | |
| 31.09.2016 | Special Issue - Plant and Soil: Phosphorus in Soils and Plants - Facing Phosphorus Scarcity | |
 | Phosphorus is a fundamental nutrient for primary productivity of ecosystems and agricultural production, but its misuse impacts agricultural sustainability and has important environmental consequences. Access to global reserves of phosphate rock is politically sensitive and economically challenging. Phosphorus accumulates in agricultural soils, representing a financial loss to farmers and increasing the risk of loss to water. The challenges facing phosphorus sustainability are varied, but many solutions are to be found in the plant–soil system. | |
| 20.09.2016 | IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress 2017 (Freiburg, Germany) - SPP 1685 session on forest floor | |
 | The congress provides a platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge across all scientific disciplines relevant in forest research and is open to all scientists regardless of their current affiliation to IUFRO. Abstracts highlighting innovative, interdisciplinary research approaches and the transfer of scientific knowledge on critical global forest-related challenges to national and international policy agendas are encouraged. Topic 18: "Forest floor matters – The pivotal role of a forest compartment in danger of extinction" is organized in the framework of SPP 1685. Submit your abstract now at IUFRO 2017 - Abstract submission. For futher information please visit IUFRO 2017 - Theme 5. | |
| 15.07.2016 | New open positions for PhD students | |
| | For further information please visit Open positions. | |
| 11.07.2016 | Anticipated "Kick-off-meeting" - 2nd Phase (internal) | |
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The anticipatied kick-off-meeting of the second funding periode of the priority programme will take place in October 17 - 19, 2016 in Bavaria at the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing. Members of the first and the second phase are invited to take part.
After the kick-off meeting we will have an excursion to our calcareous study sites "Achenpass" and "Tuttlingen" (September, 19 - 21, 2016). Further information regarding the meeting and the excursion will follow in August 2016. | |
| 31.01.2015 | SPP1685 presented in uni'wissen | |
| | uni'wissen is the research magazine of the University of Freiburg. The magazine provides an inside look at fascinating research being conducted by outstanding scholars in Freiburg. You can read the article here! | |
