『Abstract
The understanding of biogeochemical processes at the interface
between geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere is of paramount importance
for many questions related to global climate and environmental
change at very different time and spatial scales. In addition,
soils are the principal resource for food production and the understanding
of soil formation processes and biological interactions within
soils is indispensable for the development of sustainable land-use
strategies. In this contribution we present a research initiative,
the multidisciplinary ‘BigLink’ Project, aiming at a better understanding
of the links between weathering, soil formation and ecosystem
evolution and how these biosphere-geosphere interactions are influenced
(and themselves influence) climate and environmental change.』
Introduction
Location of the investigation area
Weathering and soil-formation processes
Soil-organic carbon dynamics and ecosystem evolution
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