Spatial variability and lateral connectivity of fen microbiomes (B03)

• 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 investigate how fen peatland microbiomes vary on regional and landscape scales and how this variation can be used to predict ecosystem function. On a local scale, we zoom in on shallow water bodies, a distinct feature of rewetted fens and a hotspot of CH4 emissions, and investigate the role of aquatic macrophytes and their microbiomes for carbon and nutrient cycling during extreme conditions of flooding and drought in the mesocosm experiment MCExp shallow water.

• 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: Mia Bengtsson, Ph.D.