
Lecturer applied statistics and research methods
2 dagen geleden - Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam - Rotterdam
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As a PhD candidate on this project you will focus on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stocks of surface waters (with a focus on drainage ditches) in peat …
As a PhD candidate on this project you will focus on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stocks of surface waters (with a focus on drainage ditches) in peat meadow landscapes across the Netherlands. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peatlands have been extensively studied. Considerably less attention has been paid to the emissions from the surface waters (e.g. in ditches) in these peatlands. Still, high production of GHGs within these surface waters and lateral inflow from adjacent lands may lead to ditches emitting considerable amounts of GHGs. So far, GHG emissions from surface waters in peat areas are poorly quantified. Quantification is needed to obtain full GHG emission estimates at the landscape scale. Currently, efforts are made to reduce GHG emissions from peatlands using mitigation measures such as paludiculture and the application of porous subsoil pipes that drain water in winter, but infiltrate in summer. At this stage, we lack insights into how these climate mitigation measures – aimed at reducing emissions from the terrestrial peat – affect open-water GHG emissions. Additionally, the role of hydrosere as a carbon sink in surface waters needs to be investigated. Hence, to quantify GHG emissions and carbon fluxes at the landscape scale and better understand the role of land use and mitigation measures, it is vital to study emissions from surface waters in addition to their terrestrial counterparts.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact:
Dr. Ralf Aben, Postdoc researcher
Tel.: +31 24 365 2114
Email: Ralf.Aben@science.ru.nl
Dr. Sarian Kosten, Assistant professor
Tel.: +31 24 365 2472
Email: S.Kosten@science.ru.nl