National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection

Pedogenic controls on organic carbon accumulation in Phaeozem and Histosol profiles of the Ciuc intramontane depression, Eastern Carpathians, Romania

Abstract Intramontane depressions of the Eastern Carpathians host soils with substantial organic carbon enrichment, yet profile-based documentation of the pedogenic mechanisms involved remains limited. This study presents two contrasting soil profiles from the Ciuc intramontane d...

Environmental drivers of litter- and soil-dwelling springtail communities across European forests, assessed by morphotaxonomy and soil DNA metabarcoding

Springtails are abundant in forest litter and soils, where they play a crucial role in the transformation and decomposition of organic matter. However, most data on springtail communities originates from studies at the local and regional levels, while larger-scale studies are lac...

Decolonising GenAI in Higher Education: Be(com)ing response-able with(out) GenAI

In this paper, we engage with critical Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) through a decolonial reading and call for enacting a pedagogy of refusal in higher education. Through critical consciousness, we aim at informing educators as they (en)counter GenAI for/in higher ed...