Dr. Simon Drollinger

Akademischer Rat a.Z.

Research interests


  • Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
  • Carbon, water and nutrient cycles of peatland and forest ecosystems
  • Biosphere-atmosphere exchanges of carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour and energy
  • Nutrient cycling and plant nutrient availability of terrestrial ecosystems
  • Soil organic matter decomposition; soil geography
  • Vegetation ecology and biotope mapping

  • Projects

  • Effects of restoration measures in a forest peatland landscape of the Solling mountain range on carbon, water and energy exchange

  • Carbon and water fluxes of a near-natural forest mire in the Harz National Park

  • The Ebergoetzen measurement site: water and nutrient fluxes in a beech forest ecosystem