C.T. Kraamwinkel, MSc

My PhD project at Campus Fryslân is on the ability of Frisian soils to perform the main five soil functions and services, namely, climate regulation, nutrient cycling, water storage and purification, habitat provision and biomass production.

Questions addressed during this project: 1) what is the relation between soil functioning and planetary health? 2) how well do the Frisian soils perform the main five soil functions and services? 3) how is the ability to perform these soil functions and services going to change as a result of climate change? and 4) what can we do to increase the resilience of the Frisian soils to climate change?