Louis Schipper
Could global warming slow photosynthesis?
A new study warns photosynthesis could slow with global warning, with forests and plants switching from absorbing carbon to releasing it. Professor Louis Schipper is a soil scientist and Professor at… Audio
What happens as soil warms?
Our regular soils expert Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is part of a group of scientist to recently recieve a Marsden Grant look at how biological systems respond to… Audio
Soils with Louis Schipper
Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato asks what controls the size of the carbon stock in soil and how do we measure whether it is changing? Audio
Phosphorus in Soil
Professor Louis Schipper, from Waikato University's School of Earth Sciences is talking phosphorus. Audio
Louis Schipper Soil Science
The components. Sand, silt and clay with a little bit of organic matter (and sometimes rocks) are the main components of soil and how they 'put' together determines many of the important soil… Audio
The Rhizosphere: where the roots meet the earth?
Our soils expert, Waikato University's Louis Schipper is back again. Audio
Talking Effluent
Nights' soil expert Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is talking effluent. Audio
Nights Science - Soils
Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato joins us once again. Tonight he's dishing the dirt on soil use and greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
Nights Science
Soil degradation is a major global issue and maintaining soil quality and health is important but how do we determine changes in soil quality or health. How do we know if soil quality/health is… Audio
Bogged Down
Nights' soil specialist, Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is taking a look at Wetlands soils and what makes them so special. Audio
Nights' Science - Nitrous Oxide
Louis Schipper joins us to talk about nitrous oxide - a gas that contributes something like 11-15% of greenhouse gas emissions for New Zealand and is something folks are actively trying to reduce. Audio
Nights' Science - Soils
This week's after dinner science comes courtesy of our soil scientist - Louis Schipper - Audio
World Soil Day - New Zealand's Volcanic Soils
To mark World Soil Day, soil scientists head on a fieldtrip to explore New Zealand's volcanic soils. Audio
Soil Carbon
Measurements of carbon moving in and out of soils is helping build a 'carbon balance' for different kinds of pastoral farming Audio