Roots of fen peat formation (A01)

• Subject Area: Evolution and Systematics of Plants and Fungi
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 531801029

We will determine root production and decomposition in rewetted fens and link them to abiotic and biotic drivers, contributing to the causal understanding of peat formation, GHG and nutrient cycling. If brown mosses occur, their production and decomposition will also be quantified. Besides annual production and decomposition, A1 will reach unprecedented temporal resolution in determining root dynamics by the use of automated minirhizotrons at Core Sites.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 410: WETSCAPES2.0: Sinks, Links and Legacies of Novel Ecosystems in Rewetted Fen Landscapes
• Applicant Institution: Universität Greifswald
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Jürgen Kreyling; Dr. Franziska Tanneberger