Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Preserving biodiversity and ecosystems to ensure a common future
Our planet is exposed to severe anthropogenic pressures with profound impacts on the climate, global biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystems resulting in the reduction of natural habitats, loss of biodiversity, and critically altered environmental systems.
Within the focus area on biodiversity and ecosystems, our researchers develop a deeper understanding of these complex and interrelated environmental changes. To reach this goal, we are connecting expertise from all relevant areas—from natural to social scientists including specialists in environmental policy, law, and economics. This way, we are able to transcend disciplinary boundaries and develop integrated solutions to the pressing challenges posed by biodiversity loss.
News and Stories
22.04.2025
From Decay to Delay: Organic Matter’s Fate in Soils, Inland Waters, and Ocean
As one of the ECH's 2025 Seed Funding projects, this interdisciplinary project seeks to better understand organic matter (OM) dynamics in various terrestrial and water ecosystems, by integrating biogeochemical and microbial ecology perspectives in combination with expert knowledge from different fields.
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Projects
Seed Funding Projects
22.04.2025
From Decay to Delay: Organic Matter’s Fate in Soils, Inland Waters, and Ocean
As one of the ECH's 2025 Seed Funding projects, this interdisciplinary project seeks to better understand organic matter (OM) dynamics in various terrestrial and water ecosystems, by integrating biogeochemical and microbial ecology perspectives in combination with expert knowledge from different fields.
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