biogeosciences

Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to understand the biogeosciences across scales: from the cell to Earth system.

Lisa Wingate, Elsa Abs and Christoph Keuschnig April 5, 2024

Representation of the diverse ecosystems studied by the Biogeoscience community. Original Artwork provided by Lucia Layritz.

Spatial and temporal changes in environmental conditions over billions of years have driven the evolution of diverse microbial, fungal and plant species that have shaped the ecosystems, atmosphere and climate of our Earth system. Understanding the function and resilience of organisms and our biomes in response to climatic change and their complex feedbacks requires knowledge of its component parts ...[Read More]

Getting to EGU ‘by fair means’

Ben Meyer March 15, 2024

A happy ben lifting up his bike in front of the conference center under a sign saying 'Welcome'

Welcome to EGU!

How to commute from Freising to Vienna by bike In the world of alpinism, the phrase “by fair means” is ubiquitous, though its definition is vague. Most people would agree that a key requirement of a “fair means ascent” is minimizing the tradeoff between convenience and reliance on external aids. If that sounds like it leaves a lot of room for interpretation, it’s beca ...[Read More]

Meet your BG team 2022/23

Ben Fisher September 21, 2022

The Biogeosciences division is pleased to have substantially grown over the last year! In this blog post we’ll introduce you to our new representatives and detail how you can get involved in BG activities over the next year. President: Lisa Wingate (INRAE) Lisa (she/her) has been president of the BG division since 2020 and has been elected to serve until 2025. She works as a researche ...[Read More]

What more can we do as climate scientists to address climate change?

Gerbrand Koren March 6, 2022

Fig 1 — Artist impression of Earth (source: Unsplash, Elena Mozhvilo) The much anticipated COP26 — even more so because of its postponement — is now already a few months behind us. There has been a lot of attention in the media, including on the BG blog. We have seen mixed reactions following the final statement at COP26: ranging from disappointment about lack of ambition to realism ...[Read More]

Meet Adina Paytan- Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky medal winner 2022

Ben Fisher February 1, 2022

Dr Adina Paytan's research group in a field

Dr Paytan's research group.

We spoke to Dr. Adina Paytan, Research Scientist at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz and Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky medal winner for 2022. The Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky medal is awarded annually by the Biogeosciences division to those who make an exceptional contribution to biogeosciences. Can you tell us a bit about your background and how your career pr ...[Read More]

Meet Ana Bastos, the Outstanding Early Career Scientist awardee of the Biogeosciences Division!

Elisabet Martínez-Sancho December 7, 2021

This year, Ana Bastos has received the Outstanding Early-career scientist award of the Biogeosciences Division. The BG team wants to truly congratulate them on this achievement! In this interview, we would like to know a bit more about their research and career, seeking inspiration for the young generation of biogeoscientists. Could you explain a bit about yourself and what made you choose a caree ...[Read More]

Biogeosciences in the blue zone- COP26.

Ben Fisher November 15, 2021

Our Editor, Ben Fisher, writes about his experience as an observer at COP26 and the representation of biogeosciences in the negotiation area. I was extremely fortunate to have the opportunity attend the second week of COP26 as a delegate of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Having been a rather last minute addition to the attendance list (I found out I’d got credentials ...[Read More]

World Ocean Day 2021!

Ben Fisher June 8, 2021

Today (8th June) marks World Ocean Day, celebrated annually since 1992 World Ocean Day is a chance to celebrate the 71% of our planet covered by the Ocean and reflect on the actions we need to take to preserve this vital part of our Earth System. Each year, World Ocean Day has a different theme, this year the focus is on Life and Livelihoods, seeking to represent the interconnections between the O ...[Read More]

vEGU21 BG4 Session highlights: Marine environments – past, present and future

Alexandra Rodler January 12, 2021

Picture by Asimina Voskaki (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/15252/)

The vEGU21 abstract submission deadline is tomorrow, here are a few more session highlights for you to consider submitting abstract to: BG4 – Marine and Aquatic Biogeosciences from paleo-environments to modern settings. With a focus on marine carbonate (bio)minerals as archives of environmental change, (Paleo-)environmental reconstructions from biomineralized carbonates: From the Precambrian to th ...[Read More]

vEGU21 Soils to forest ecosystems sessions in the spotlight

Alexandra Rodler January 10, 2021

Picture by Mikhail Varentsov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/13114/)

With the vEGU21 abstract submission deadline so close now, consider submitting to one of the sessions of BG3 – Terrestrial Biogeosciences: BG3 of the upcoming vEGU21 includes a wide range of soil-focused sessions, from Soils and Global Change (Co-organized by BG3.26/SSS12, co-convened by Abad Chabbi and Cornelia Rumpel) – with a focus on biogeochemical cycles, soil processes and feedback mec ...[Read More]