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Working group Peatland Studies and Palaeoecology
Institution
Section overview
Description
Our department studies peatlands in an integrative way at the crossroads between:
palaeo-ecology (palynology, macro remain analysis, geochemistry)
ecology (bio indicators, peat formation and accumulation)
landscape ecology (eco-hydrology, mire and landscape development, human impact, climate change)
nature conservation (classification, biodiversity, restoration)
wise use (peatland functions, Sphagnum cultivation).
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- CircuLar Economy Approach to River pollution by Agricultural Nutrients with use of Carbon-storing Ecosystems
- Climate-friendly, biodiversity-promoting management of fen soils
- Collaborative project: Breeding and mass propagation of peat moss in Sphagnum farming to create a sustainable supply of renewable raw material for horticultural growing media. Subproject 1: Coordination. Collection, genetic characterization, and selection of highly productive wild Sphagnum provenances, Testing establishment of produced seeding material under field conditions
Contact
Working group Peatland Studies and Palaeoecology
Soldmannstr. 15
17487 Greifswald
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3834 4204177
Email: joosten(@)uni-greifswald.de