Sophie van Rijssel MSc
PhD StudentTerrestrial Ecology |
Research themes
Research expertiseFunctional soil biodiversity Soil ecology ecosystem functioning multivariate analysis plant ecology
Page last updated: 14-09-2020
I am a plant and soil ecologist with a passion for data analysis, particularly complex data on soil biota. I did my master in Forest- and Nature conservation, with a specialization in Plant-Soil interactions. For my thesis and internship I analyzed sequencing data of fungi, which I really enjoyed. Currently I am working on my PhD research that is part of the NWO-Green project: “Vital soils for sustainable intensification of agriculture”.
Soil communities are key regulators of ecosystem processes, such as nutrient recycling and disease suppression. For vital soils it is crucial to have a soil community that is providing nutrients at the right time, and controlling emerging diseases. Yet, we still have a poor understanding of soil community composition and functioning in agro-ecosystems. We will perform lab, greenhouse and field experiments in which we study how soil communities are affected by management and how they affect ecosystem functions. With this research we provide a basis for developing management practices which can steer soil communities towards favouring both high crop yields and minimal environmental impacts.
2017 - 2021: PhD researcher, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW): Vital Soils for sustainable agriculture. Supervisors: prof. Wim H. van der Putten, dr. Ciska Veen & dr. Maarten J.J. Schrama
2015 - 2017 Master Forest and Nature conservation, Wageningen university; Masterthesis and Internship in fungal sequencing data analysis. Supervisors: prof. Liesje Mommer; dr. Jasper van Ruijven, dr. Aad J. Termorshuizen & dr. S. Emilia Hannula.
2014 - 2015 Teaching assistant in statistics
- Francioli, D., van Rijssel, S. Q., van Ruijven, J., Termorshuizen, A. J., Cotton, T. E. A., Dumbrell, A. J., Raaijmakers, J. M., Weigelt, A., & Mommer, L. (2020). Plant functional group drives the community structure of saprophytic fungi in a grassland biodiversity experiment. Plant and Soil, Online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04454-y
- Wang, P., Limpens, J., Nauta, A., van Huissteden, C., van Rijssel, S. Q., Mommer, L., de Kroon, H., Maximov, T. C., & Heijmans, M. M. P. D. (2018). Depth‐based differentiation in nitrogen uptake between graminoids and shrubs in an Arctic tundra plant community. Journal of Vegetation Science, 29(1), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12593
- Mommer, L., Cotton, T., Raaijmakers, J. M., Termorshuizen, A. J., van Ruijven, J., Hendriks, M., van Rijssel, S. Q., van de Mortel, J. E., van der Paauw, J. W., Schijlen, E. G. W. M., Smit-Tiekstra, A. E., Berendse, F., de Kroon, H., & Dumbrell, A. J. (2018). Lost in diversity: the interactions between soil-borne fungi, biodiversity and plant productivity. New Phytologist, 218(2), 542-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15036
2020
2018
- van Rijssel, S. Q., Meesters, K. C. E. P., van der Putten, W. H., & Veen, G. F. (2019). Onderdrukking van Rhizoctonia solani in gangbare en biologische landbouwgronden. Gewasbescherming, 50(2), 52. https://www.knpv.org/db/upload/documents/Gewasbescherming/2019gb50nr2.pdf
2019
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