ERC Consolidator Grant · 2021
Phosphorus (P) is a macronutrient whose availability strongly affects many processes in terrestrial ecosystems. P is recycled through organic P (OP) decomposition, resulting in the generation of inorganic P available for plant uptake. Despite the importance of this process for P cycling and other related biogeochemical cycles, our understanding of OP decomposition is to date very poor, largely due to the lack of methods to determine the decomposition and turnover of OP in soils. In PHOSCYCLE, I will develop a novel approach to study the decomposition and turnover of OP in soils. I will lead my team to develop compound-specific isotope methods to analyze the isotope signature of carbon (C)…
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