Process and system understanding of the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and their provisioning of ecosystem services requires a wide range of research disciplines. Based on such a multidisciplinary approach, the Grassland Sciences Group focuses on two major research areas, plant and ecosystem physiology, including functional plant diversity, and ecosystem biogeochemistry, in particular, biosphere-atmosphere greenhouse gas exchange and carbon sequestration.
 
In our group, led by Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, we use classical ecological methods and further develop innovative tools, such as stable isotope applications and micrometeorological measurements of trace gases, in our observational and experimental studies.
 
Our research covers different spatial and temporal scales to address the complexity of interactions in terrestrial ecosystems as well as their response to management and environmental drivers. Our teaching addresses students of two different curricula, Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Sciences as well as doctoral students.

Interested to learn more about us? Please check our dedicated webpages, e.g., our Mission Statement, watch the short video below, or contact us if you have questions or want to use our data!