M.Sc. Sebastian Gauly
M.Sc. Sebastian Gauly
Research associate
Department of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, iFZ
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26
35392 Gießen
Room: B 227
Phone: +49(0)641 99 37103
Email: sebastian.gauly
Areas of focus
- Nutrient cycles in soils of agroforestry systems
- Interaction between trees and annual crops
- Food forests and forest gardens
Project
- Agroforestry for sustainable multifunctional agriculture (FORMULA)
FORMULA investigates agroforestry systems and their contributions to nature for people (Nature's Contributions to People - NCP). The aim is to identify management options that optimize synergies and mitigate potential trade-offs arising from the integration of forestry elements into cropland.
The project will investigate the supply and demand of NCP in two agroforestry systems at Gladbacherhof in Hesse and at the site of Großmutz in Brandenburg (Germany) with different production systems (organic vs. conventional) and environmental conditions.
The tree rows create spatial gradients of environmental factors towards the field and form the basis for two primary research objectives: the assessment of the performance of silvoarable agroforestry systems and their comparison with treeless agricultural reference systems, as well as the improvement of the mechanistic understanding of the processes underlying the spatial patterns of regulating and provisioning NCPs.
FORMULA is a joint research initiative of the JLU Giessen and the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in cooperation with the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE).
CV
- 2015-2020 Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences at JLU Giessen. Thesis: Earthworms and Soil Fertility: Development of Earthworm Density in a Successional Agroforestry at Giessen (2018-2019)
- 2020-2023 Master's programm in Crop Science at JLU Gießen. Thesis: Contribution of Food Forest towards a sustainable Food System: Current state and potential in Europe
- 2023-2024 Research Associate at the Institute for Ecological Agriculture, JLU Gießen
- Since 2025 Research Associate at the Institute for Soil Science and Soil Conservation, working on the FORMULA project.