New publication: Functional diversity of #soil microbial communities increases with ecosystem development. #landabandonment #landusechange #carboncycle
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66544-8
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66544-8
/2 Franziska Wolpert, a PhD researcher in our group, has also worked on this: https://medium.com/people-nature-landscapes/collaborative-agroforestry-for-fire-resistant-landscapes-in-mountainous-western-spain-2a22886b1608
Discussing, how agricultural #LandAbandonment plays into heightened #wildfire risk. And how commuity-based #agroforestry may help with #mitigation.
With @QuintasCris
As you look more closely, you see parts of the villages are abandoned and the houses have begun to deteriorate. Young people are leaving the area, as they don’t see opportunities to make a living…