• Curriculum vitae

    • 10/2013 - 2015: Research associate, University of Münster, Institute for Landscape Ecology, Hydrology Research Group, Luther Marsh/Bog Project, Kanada
    • 10/2012 - 08/2013: Senior Researcher at the Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
    • 09/2009 - 09/2012 Graduation (Dr. rer. nat. /PhD), University of Bayreuth, Yonsei University Seoul, South Korea

     Dissertation: Comparisons of N2O and CH4 fluxes as affected by land use systems and climate in small catchments in Korea

    • 10/2008 - 07/2011: Master Studies Biodiversity and Ecology, Universiy of Bayreuth

    Master thesis: Following the footprints of N2O and CH4 between soil and atmosphere of an extensively managed meadow and a potato field in the Eger Basin, Fichtelgebirge, by stable isotope and concentration values along soil profiles together with gas flux measurements

    • 10/2005 - 10/2008: Bachelor Studies Biologie, University of Bayreuth

    Bachelor thesis: Erstellung eines Bestimmungsschlüssels für Doldengewächse (Apiaceae) in Deutschland nach vegetativen Merkmalen

  • Research Interests

    • Stoffflüsse in verschiedenen Ökosystemen, insbesondere Kohlenstoff- und Stickstoffkreisläufe
    • Gasaustausch zwischen Böden und Atmosphäre, vor allem CO2-, CH4- und N2O-Flüsse
    • Biogeochemie und Hydrologie von Mooren und anderen staunassen Böden
    • Auswirkungen eines sich ändernden Klimas auf Ökosystemfunktionen
    • Ökosystemfunktion extremer Lebensräume

  • Publications

    • Berger, S.; Gebauer, G.; Knorr, K.-H. (2017): Peatlands in an eutrophic world - assessing the state of a poor fen - bog transition in southern Ontario, Canada, after long term nutrient input and altered hydrological conditions. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, accepted
    • Burger, M.; Berger, S.; Spangenberg, I.; Blodau, C. (2016): Summer fluxes of methane and carbon dioxide from a pond and floating mat in a continental Canadian peatland. Biogeosciences, 13, 3777–3791, 2016, doi:10.5194/bg-13-3777-2016
    • Berger, S; Jang, I; Seo, J; Kang, H; Gebauer, G: A record of N2O and CH4 emissions and underlying processes of Korean rice paddies as affected by different water management practices, Biogeochemistry (2013) 115:317–332
    • Berger, S; Jung, EY; Köpp, J; Kang, H; Gebauer, G: Monsoon rains, drought periods and soil texture as drivers of soil N2O fluxes - soil drought turns East Asian temperate deciduous forest soils into temporary and unexpectedly persistent N2O sinks, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 57, 273-281 (2013)
    • Berger, S; Kim, Y; Kettering, J; Gebauer, G: Plastic mulching in agriculture - friend or foe of N2O emissions?, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 167, 43-51 (2013)