Droplets are falling on a water surface.
Geological research is paramount for future societal challenges and tasks, especially with regard to the limited availability of geological resources, responsibility for sustainable developments, global change and the early recognition of geohazards.
The research area of geo-bio interactions explores complex processes like weathering, the development of soil fertility, climate change and the loss of diversity in an interdisciplinary context. These processes are characterized by repeated interactions and numerous feedback-loops between geological-mineral, physico-chemical and biological processes.
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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The research training group of the ‘Jena Experiment’ studies long term interactions between bio-diversity and ecosystem functions.
