SoilMan. Thünen-Institute as SoilMan partner: Soil Ecology Economics Policy Assessment. Ecosystem services of soil biota

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1 Thünen-Institute as SoilMan partner: Soil Ecology Economics Policy Assessment Stefan Schrader Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Martin Banse Thünen-Institute of Market Analysis SoilMan Ecosystem services of soil biota Göttingen SoilMan Kickoff March 2017

2 Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute 14 institutesat 11 siteswith Headquarters in Braunschweig under the auspices of the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) Science and science-based advice for agriculture, forestry and fishery in ecology, economics and technology Johann Heinrich von Thünen ( ) German agronomist, economist and social reformer Stefan Schrader & Martin Banse

3 Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Team Structural and Functional Soil Zoology Expertise and subjects relevant to SoilMan Importance of soil fauna for development and function of soil structure Impact assessment of land-use change (e.g. energy crops, GM crops) Sustainability assessment of agricultural land-use by soil bioindicators Interactions between soil fauna and phytopathogenic fungi Earthworms Collembolans Nematodes Analysis and assessment of ecosystem services by soil fauna Soil fauna species as model organisms Structural and functional analysis of soil fauna communities Stefan Schrader

4 Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Team Structural and Functional Soil Zoology Responsibilities + activities in SoilMan WP2: Stefan Schrader, Jan Bengssten Task 2.4: Suppression of plant pathogens and detoxification by soil biota WP3: Tomas Roslin, Stefan Scheu Task 3.4: Impact of soil biota interactions on disease suppression SoilMan s main hypotheses are (1) (2) Soil ecosystem functioning and services can (3) Soilbiodiversityhasa high valuefor (4)

5 Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Team Structural and Functional Soil Zoology Workplan and activities in SoilMan Year Quarter Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 WP2 Task 2.4 (suppression and detoxification) Techn. agreements with other Tasks and WPs Lab experiments Field sampling and field experiments Sample analysis in lab Data evaluation and statistics Publications and reports WP3 Task 3.4 (soil biotic interactions on diseases) Techn. Agreements with other Tasks and WPs Linking services by soil fauna and management Publications and reports Lab and field experiments preferably with maize (reduced tillage systems) Regionally relevant species(earthworms, collembolans) as model organisms Assessm. of ecosyst. services: Fusarium suppression, mycotoxin degradation Stefan Schrader

6 Thünen-Institute of Biodiversity Team Structural and Functional Soil Zoology Team members in SoilMan Friederike Meyer-Wolfarth PostDoc Fundedin SoilManbyBMBF via DLR-Project Management Agency Stefan Schrader Leader ofwp2 Sabine El Sayed Technician in lab and field Stefan Schrader

7 Thünen-Institute of Market Analysis Team Model-based Impact Assessment Responsibilities + activities in SoilMan WP4: Martin Banse, Holger Bergmann Task 4.2. Development of a policy model to assess soil biodiversity WP5: Martin Banse, Alexandra Langlais Task 5.1 Analysis of the political and ecological legal framework Task 5.3 Development of policy recommendations and briefs SoilMan s main hypotheses are (1) (2) (3) Soilbiodiversityhasa high valuefor (4) Awareness of soil biota in policies

8 Thünen-Institute of Market Analysis Team Model-based Impact Assessment Workplan and activities in SoilMan WP4: Socio-economic valuation of services provided by soil organisms Task 4.1. Survey based valuation of goods and services provided by soil biodiv. Task 4.2. Development of a policy model to assess soil biodiversity Task 4.3. Efficient risks management and the provision of ecological services Task 4.4. Assessment of the overall society value of soil biodiversity WP5: Cross national comparison and policy issues Task 5.1 Analys is of the political and ecological legal framework Task 5.2 Assessment and Development of Indicators Task 5.3 Development of policy recommendations and briefs Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Model-based assessment of soil biodiversity Regional stakeholder interaction Development of policy recommendations and briefs Martin Banse

9 Thünen-Institute of Market Analysis Team Model-based Impact Assessment Team members in SoilMan Tania Runge PostDoc Funded in SoilMan by BMBF via DLR-Project Management Agency Martin Banse Head of Institute Leader of WP4 & 5 Martin Banse

10 Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute SoilManfundingforThünen We acknowledge the national financial support by Stefan Schrader & Martin Banse