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Global Change Ecology |
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In the thematic area of global change ecology we study the exchange of biogenic trace gases in peatland and grassland
ecosystems. The main goal is to assess whether and to which extent ecosystems enhance or mitigate climate warming
and which management strategies would help to reduce climatic impacts. The development of a climatized chamber technique allows for accounting of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and for the fluxes of methane and nitrous oxide. Especially for evaluating restoration success in peatlands, in addition to vegetation-based methods, this approach is used for the assessment of the carbon balance and the climatic relevance of the sites. Modelling of trace gas exchange with changing driving forces (e.g. temperature, water-level, radiation) will be applied for scenarios on the impact of climate change on the future trace gas exchange behaviour of the studied ecosystems. Members of the working group: Dr. Matthias Drösler (Leiter der AG) Dr. Julia Hermann Msc. Lindsey Bergmann Dipl.-Forstw. Tim Eickenscheidt Dipl.-Biol. Christoph Förster Dipl.-Geogr. Jan Heinichen Marika Bernrieder Hubert Voney Moises Caminal Moritz Then Elsa Kündiger Björn Ridders External members: Dr. Bogdan H. Chojnicki Dr. Radosław Juszczak Department of Agrometeorology, Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland Former members: Dr. Wolfram Adelmann |
working group-poster "Global Change Ecology"
Climate mitigation via peat land management