Peatlands in the landscape - impact of rewetting on the surrounding (C03)

• Subject Area: Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 531801029

We will investigate the influence of rewetted peatlands on non-forest vegetation in their surroundings by the use of high precision DEM's, vegetation maps, soil maps, a detailed analysis of transects at the Core/L-LExp sites, and data from several of the other WETSCPAES2.0 projects. We will furthermore use the large amount of available vegetation data from the region to make predictions about biodiversity effects but also to improve vegetation typification in a way that the influence of rewetting on surrounding non-peatland areas can be estimated.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 410: WETSCAPES2.0: sinks, links and legacies of novel ecosystems in rewetted fen landscapes
• Applicant Institution: Universität Greifswald
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Florian Jansen