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Methods and Facilities

Soil Ecology

Expertise, equipment and facilities

  • Taxonomic expertise in:
    • Mites
    • Earthworms
    • Soil nematodes
    • Beetles
    • Spiders

 

  • High-capacity extraction facilities for all groups of soil fauna
  • Fully-equipped optic laboratory (including digital) for identification
  • Mass-spectrometry (EA–MS/c-IRMS) for PLFA and trophic analysis
  • Extensive automated microcosm systems in climate chambers
  • Access to fully controlled long-term research sites of the JLU

 

Functionall Ecology

Expertise, equipment and facilities

  • Taxonomic expertise in:
    • Wild bees
    • Solitary Wasps
    • Hoverlies
    • Ground Beetles
    • Spiders

 

  • Extensive equipment for animal collection
  • Fully-equipped optic laboratory (including digital) for identification
  • Digital land-use maps, processed with GIS
  • Access to fully controlled long-term research sites of the JLU