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Project properties |
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| Title | How do moisture conditions affect the biological processes involved in peat decomposition? |
| Group | Soil Biology |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Erne Blondeau, Jan Willem van Groenigen |
| Examiner(s) | prof.dr. Rachel Creamer |
| Contact info | erne.blondeau@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2021/05/01 |
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| Description | It is well known that drainage of peat soils leads to decomposition of the organic matter in these carbon rich soils. This problem is increasingly being recognized recently, as is apparent from the goal in the Dutch climate agreement to reduce emissions from peat soils with 1 Mton CO2-eq by 2030. However, much is still unclear about how management options in peat meadows (e.g. below-groundwater infiltration) can affect emissions of CO2 and N2O to the atmosphere. |
| Used skills | Literature review, chemical laboratory work, measurements of greenhouse gas emissions, data analysis |
| Requirements | Standard requirements for starting a MSc thesis project at SBL. |