de Jonge Cindy

MiCoDy-Lipids. What drives the distribution of chemical fossils? Influence of microbial community dynamics on bacterial membrane lipid signatures.

Project Number: CH-6725

Project Type:	Research_Project
Project Duration:	07/01/2019 - 07/01/2021
Funding Source:	other ,
Leading Institution:	ETHZ - Departement für Erdwissenschaften
Project Leader:	Dr. Cindy De Jonge Departement Erdwissenschaften, D-ERDW ETH Zürich NO Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich Phone: +41 44 632 21 84 ; +41 (0) 44 632 56 47 FAX: +41 (0) 44 632 11 12 e-Mail: cindy.dejonge(at)erdw.ethz.ch http://www.erdw.ethz.ch/

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Research Areas:

Landscape

Disciplines:

earth sciences

Abstract:
In the ETH biogeosciences group (PI: Prof. Tim Eglinton), we have been measuring the organic matter transport in the Sihl River mouth, and the Alptal catchment for several years. However, Sihlwald has never been included in this study. We think that information on the distribution of organic compounds in the forest soils and rivers, will allow us to explain patterns in our data that we don’t understand yet.
To determine why, when and how, organic matter is transported by headwater rivers in Swiss watersheds, I have received a 5 year fellowship from SNSF. I proposed to determine the distribution of a certain group of organic biomarkers in the Sihl River watershed. However, this signal needs to be measured in soils that have been undisturbed for the last 20 years. Because of this, the protected status of Sihlwald means that it is a valuable site to include in my soil sensor network. Because of its location and microtopography, Sihlwald has a large variability in soil moisture and soil temperatures.


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