Code
01CD2421
Looptijd
01-07-2021 → 30-11-2021
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
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Natural sciences
- Soil ecology
- Soil biology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production not elsewhere classified
Trefwoorden
bodemprotozoa
bodemnematoden
N mineralisatie
microbiële loop hypothese
selectieve sterilisatie
reïnoculatie
Projectomschrijving
Protists and nematodes are estimated to contribute 25% of soil N mineralization, but such estimates have never been verified in realistic experimental settings. This project aims to quantify the role of protists and nematodes in soil nutrient cycling and plant growth at increasing complexity: from a few representative species to the entire community, and from simple to complex food webs.