PhD Agrochemical impacts on microbial carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems

EURAXESS hosting organisation · Multiple European countries

Are you interested in the impacts of agricultural land use on microbial communities? Do you want to understand the effects of pesticides and nutrients on carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to investigate agrochemical impacts on microbial carbon cycling in lowland agricultural drainage ditch sediments. About the position Agricultural land use strongly alters the functioning and biodiversity of the surrounding landscape. Conventional practices rely heavily on chemical inputs, such as fertilizers and pesticides, which readily make their way into adjacent waterways. Yet how these agrochemicals affect aquatic microbial communities and their functioning remains poorly understood. This is a pre

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