Development and resilience of microbial CH4 oxidizers in rewetted fens (A05)

• Subject Area: Organismic Interactions, Chemical Ecology and Microbiomes of Plant Systems ; Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 531801029

We aim to understand Soil Methane Uptake (SMU) in the heterogeneous landscape of wetscapes 2.0 by taking into account spatiotemporal links with biogeochemistry and ecosystem CH4 fluxes, the role of yet poorly constrained methanotrophic taxa, and the vulnerability of soil methanotroph communities post-rewetting. The project specifically investigates soil methanotrophic communities and SMU of rewetted temperate fens in relation to their biotic and abiotic drivers on diverse spatial and temporal scales. It quantifies the role of methanotrophs, including that of anaerobic methanotrophic taxa, in GHG fluxes.

• 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 Head: Professorin Dr. Susanne Liebner