EESS talk on "Swiss agroecosystems: Drivers of or driven by climate change?"
Event details
| Date | 21.11.2017 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker |
Dr Nina Buchmann, professor, Institute of Agricultural Science, Dept. Environmental System Science, ETHZ Short biography: Nina Buchmann studied Geoecology at the University of Bayreuth, Germany (1984-1989). After her Ph.D. in Plant Ecology in 1993, she worked as a postdoc in the USA and in Germany. She finished her Habilitation in 1996. She then joined the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany, before coming to Zurich as Full Professor of Grassland Sciences in 2003. Her main research topics include (1) plant and ecosystem physiology, (2) biogeochemistry of terrestrial ecosystems, and (3) interactions among biodiversity, ecosystem functions/services, and sustainable resource use. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
Agroecosystems, i.e. arable as well as grassland ecosystems, are highly relevant for the provision of many ecosystem services in Switzerland. This includes not only forage production for livestock, but also climate regulation, erosion control and cultural services (among others). How these services are affected by climate change, but also to what extend Swiss agroecosystems contribute to climate change or can actually mitigate it, are important research questions.
Within the Swiss FluxNet, greenhouse gas fluxes and C sequestration have been measured at one arable and three grassland sites since more than a decade. Climate impact studies, links to remote sensing, but also agroeconomic assessments have complemented these long-term measurements. Currently, legumes are tested as N2O mitigation option in an intensively managed grassland site in the Swiss lowlands. Lessons learned from more than a decade of research will be presented.
Agroecosystems, i.e. arable as well as grassland ecosystems, are highly relevant for the provision of many ecosystem services in Switzerland. This includes not only forage production for livestock, but also climate regulation, erosion control and cultural services (among others). How these services are affected by climate change, but also to what extend Swiss agroecosystems contribute to climate change or can actually mitigate it, are important research questions.
Within the Swiss FluxNet, greenhouse gas fluxes and C sequestration have been measured at one arable and three grassland sites since more than a decade. Climate impact studies, links to remote sensing, but also agroeconomic assessments have complemented these long-term measurements. Currently, legumes are tested as N2O mitigation option in an intensively managed grassland site in the Swiss lowlands. Lessons learned from more than a decade of research will be presented.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- EESS - IIE
Contact
- Dr Pierre Marriotte, ECOS