• press release Studying grassland from space
A GIZ consortium with UFZ participation has published a six-part series of articles on the implementation of political measures against species loss and climate change. It provides examples and case studies on synergies between international biodiversity and climate policies.»
Extensively used meadows and pastures are host to a high degree of biodiversity and sequester carbon, and provide for fodder production. A UFZ team has developed a method with which they can use Sentinel-2 satellite data and AI to determine the land-use intensity of grasslands. »
If expectant mothers are exposed to stress, behavioural problems in the child can be the result - but this is less often the case for children with siblings. This is the result of a study of 373 mother-child pairs from pregnancy to the age of ten.»
An international meta-analysis coordinated by the UFZ demonstrates how human stressors such as nutrient enrichment and wastewater impact ecological functions of streams and rivers and affects important ecosystem services.»
Complex microbial communities are essential for many biotechnological processes. However, their special composition is often unstable and prone to failure. A UFZ team have developed a “mass transfer method with a loop” that can stabilise microbial communities in the long term.»
Understanding nutrient transport and storage across spatio-temporal scales; from sub-catchment to global scale and from event dynamics to long-term trends
