TER News

Congratulations – MSc Leila Hadžiabdić

17.01.22

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Congratulations to Leila Hadžiabdić, who successfully defended her MSc thesis on Monday 17th January 2022. Her thesis on “Quantification of key genes in microbial phosphorus cycling in soils" was very well received.
Excellent, Leila!
Spatial distribution of nitrogen recently taken up by the fungal symbiont in an ectomycorrhizal root tip of Fagus sylvatica visualized by NanoSIMS.

22.11.21

Publication

Recently photoassimilated carbon and fungus-delivered nitrogen are spatially correlated in the ectomycorrhizal tissue of Fagus sylvatica: Ectomycorrhizal plants trade plant-assimilated carbon for soil nutrients with their fungal partners. The underlying mechanisms, however, are not fully understood. In this paper TER ...
- Paper in New Phytologist
- Cover of New Phytologist 232, Issue 6
Andreas Richter is Highly Cited Researcher 2021

16.11.21

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TER member Andreas Richter is - just as in the past years - among the most cited researchers in the world. Alongside his CMESS colleagues Holger Daims (DOME), Thomas Rattei (CUBE) and Michael Wagner (DOME) he has been named on ...
Congratulations - MSc Felix Spiegel

09.11.21

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Congratulations to Felix Spiegel, who successfully defended his MSc thesis on Monday 8th November 2021.
His thesis on “How do long-term fertilization regimes affect microbial N-processing and community composition in permanent grassland soils?" was very well received.
Excellent, Felix!
Ecological memory of recurrent drought modifies soil processes via changes in soil microbial community

09.09.21

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Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of drought events. Recent evidence indicates that drought may produce legacy effects on soil microbial communities. However, it is unclear whether precedent drought events lead to ecological memory formation, i.e., the capacity ...
- Paper in Nature Communications
- Blog Nature Ecology & Evolution
A critical perspective on interpreting amplicon sequencing data in soil ecological research

22.07.21

Publication

Amplicon sequencing is routinely used in soil ecological research. However, soil-specific challenges and the nature of amplicon data present obstacles for ecological interpretation. Led by Lauren and Hannes, many TER members teamed up with Roey Angel and Jan Jansa to ...
- sciencedirect.com
Congratulations - MSc Moritz Mohrlok

21.06.21

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Congratulations to Moritz Mohrlok, who successfully defended his MSc thesis on Friday 20th June 2021.
His thesis on “Effects of climate change on chemical composition and carbon content

of physical soil fractions" was very well received.
Excellent, Moritz!
François-Xavier Joly starts as new Junior Research Group Leader @TER

31.05.21

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We are very happy that François-Xavier will join TER as a CMESS Junior Research Group Leader. He will strengthen our team with his expertise in Soil Fauna. We are looking forward to many exciting collaborations! Great to have you on ...
Lilian-Lee B. Müller-Fischer receives Lise Meitner Fellowship

13.04.21

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Lili has been awarded a 2-year Lise Meitner Postdoc Fellowship by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for research into a hitherto unexplored and potentially general ecological concept.
In this 2-year project, she will work in Wolfgang´s team to elucidate ...
Nicolas Valiente Parra receives EU Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoc Fellowship

13.04.21

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Nicolas was awarded a highly competitive, 2-year Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoc fellowship from the European Commission. He also receives funding for an extra year from the University of Vienna as one of the 10 top-ranked MSCA European Fellowships at the University of Vienna.
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