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Project Code [NF/2022/39017506]
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Project title
Vegetation diversity, water balance and carbon storage in Irish fen peatlands: Revealing spatial patterns and processes for climate mitigation
Primary Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Project Abstract
The project focuses on research on groundwater dependant peatlands (fens) with the involvement of local stakeholders (eg. farmers, park rangers). The main goal of this project is to investigate important ecosystem processes in fens responsible for soil carbon storage for climate mitigation. The project will reveal how (1) vegetation diversity affects hydrological processes and (2) how soil carbon storage varies over space with comparisons between a degraded and a near-natural fen. Through a journal publication and dissemination and discussions of our findings in a workshop and a conference (EGU23), we will inform sustainable restoration strategies for Irish fen peatlands.
Grant Approved
�19,642.63
Research Theme
Ireland's Future Climate, its Impacts, and Adaptation Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
15/12/2023