Projects
LTER-CWN
Research Infrastructure for Carbon, Water and Nitrogen
In the framework of the infrastructure project LTER-CWN, six characteristic sites in Austria are expanded into state-of-the-art measuring stations of ecological research. The investigations focus on the effects of extreme climate events on the environment.
PRINCESS
Peatland Rewetting In Nitrogen-Contaminated Environments
Can the rewetting of drained, nitrogen contaminated peatlands reduce EU-wide greenhouse gas emissions and improve wetland biodiversity? Peatlands represent 2.5% of all agricultural land in the EU, but ~ 25% of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and ~ 5% of total EU-wide GHG emissions. The rewetting of peatlands has been found to reduce, or even reverse, carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) gas emissions, the most common and potent GHGs respectively.
ReVersal
Restoring peatlands of the nemoral zone under conditions of varying water supply
The ReVersal project aims to develop a indicator framework for peatland restoration success across peat bog sites affected by drainage and/or extraction.
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