A5014589778- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Climate change and permafrost
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
Stockholm Environment Institute
2018-2020
University of York
2018-2019
Peatlands are globally important carbon stores, yet both natural and human impacts can influence peatland accumulation. While changes in climate alter water tables leading to peat decomposition, managed burning of vegetation has also been claimed reduce Particularly the UK , blanket bog peatlands rotationally burned encourage heather re‐growth on grouse shooting estates. However, evidence stocks is very limited contradictory. We assessed accumulation over last few hundred years cores from...
This manuscript summarizes the outcomes of 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium. Special emphasis was laid on presenting and discussing monitoring activities under umbrella Habitats Directive (EU Council 92/43/EEC) for habitat type 8310 "Caves not open to public" Emerald Network. The discussions revealed a high level variation in currently conducted underground activities: there is no uniform definition what kind environments "cave" should cover, how often specific cave has be monitored,...
Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particle distribution is a robust peat cohort dating tool. Charcoal impacts on carbon accumulation are context specific (i.e., controlled burns UK blanket bog). Carbon sequestration rates need to consider topography slope) and runoff erosion).
<p>Earthworms have a positive effect on plant growth; this is typically attributed to increased N availability. Earthworms can also increase Si availability; plays role in drought tolerance. Finally, earthworms microfaunal diversity. We conducted glasshouse experiment investigate interactions between these factors. Wheat varieties (Skyfall and four ancient strains) were grown greenhouse under presence / absence of adult <em>Allolobophora...
<p>Large parts of the rather cold and wet UK uplands are dominated by peatlands, specifically blanket bogs. During most Holocene, those peatlands have locked away carbon for many thousands years due to water logged conditions leading low decomposition rates long-term accumulation soil organic matter as peat. Importantly, this peat not just increases but also storage provides other associated vital ecosystem services societies across UK, such drinking...
<p>Peatlands are globally valued for the ecosystem services they deliver, including water quality regulation and carbon sequestration. In UK, blanket bogs main peatland habitat previous work has linked bog management, especially rotational burning of heather vegetation on grousemoors, to impacts these services. However, we still lack a mechanistic, process-level understanding how management status is service provision, which mostly driven by soil microbial...