Dr. Tim Eickenscheidt

Research Assistant at the Peatland Science Centre

+49 8161 71-6266

Address: A1.424
Am Hofgarten 1
85354 Freising
Functions: Contact person for the ‘Climate-Relevant Trace Gases’ area of expertise
Staff member in the ‘Climate-Relevant Trace Gases’ area of expertise & networks

Publications

Journal articles (peer-reviewed)
- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Permissions: Open Access
  
  Permissions: Peer Reviewed
  
  Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Temperate Fen Paludicultures (2025) Global Change Biology 31 (8), S. e70385. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70385
  
  Peatlands lose their valuable carbon (C) sink function under intensive land use and turn into greenhouse gas (GHG) emission hotspots. Despite scarce empirical evidence, paludiculture is expected to have significant GHG mitigation potential for organic soils. This study provides the first comprehensive dataset on full GHG balances for newly established fen paludicultures over a water table (WT) gradient spanning an annual mean WT of −0.29 to +0.04 m, stratified into moderately rewetted conditions (−0.30 < WT < −0.10 m) and rewetted conditions (WT ≥ −0.10 m). We used manual and novel automated chambers to measure annual carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide emissions from five typical fen plant species (Carex acutiformis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, and Typha latifolia) newly established as peatland biomass crops in three temperate fen peatlands in southern Germany. Our study confirms a significant GHG mitigation potential for the tested plant species and found a C sink function of paludiculture. The results yield preliminary emission factors of −0.1 and −12.0 t CO2-equivalents ha−1 year−1 under moderately rewetted conditions (n = 39) and under rewetted conditions (n = 43), respectively. We further identify an optimal annual mean WT of −0.07 m for maximizing GHG reduction across all plant species and sites with a net C sink achieved at a mean annual WT of ≥ −0.12 m. Presuming the conversion of arable land into paludiculture, a mitigation potential of up to −51.9 t CO2-equivalents is attainable per hectare and year. These findings highlight that well-managed paludiculture could make a considerable contribution toward achieving the politically targeted CO2 sink function in the LULUCF sector.
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- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
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  Adaptation of fen peatlands to climate change: rewetting and management shift can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and offset climate warming effects (2024) Biogeochemistry . DOI: 10.1007/s10533-023-01113-z
  
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- Christina Hartung, Vasilis Dandikas, Tim Eickenscheidt, Cordt Zollfrank, Hauke Heuwinkel
  
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  Optimal harvest time for high biogas and biomass yield of Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia and Phalaris arundinacea (2023) Biomass and Bioenergy 175 , S. 106847. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106847
  
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- Daniel Kuptz, Carina Kuchler, Elisabeth Rist, Tim Eickenscheidt, Robert Mack, Claudia Schön, Matthias Drösler, Hans Hartmann
  
  Permissions: Open Access
  
  Permissions: Peer Reviewed
  
  Combustion behaviour and slagging tendencies of pure, blended and kaolin additivated biomass pellets from fen paludicultures in two small-scale boilers < 30 kW (2022) Biomass and Bioenergy 164 , S. 106532. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106532
  
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- Christina Hartung, Diana Andrade, Vasilis Dandikas, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler, Cordt Zollfrank, Hauke Heuwinkel
  
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  Suitability of paludiculture biomass as biogas substrate − biogas yield and long−term effects on anaerobic digestion (2020) Renewable Energy 159 , S. 64-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.156
  
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- Christina Hartung, Diana Andrade, Vasilis Dandikas, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler, Cordt Zollfrank, Hauke Heuwinkel
  
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  Suitability of paludiculture biomass as biogas substrate biogas yield and long-term effects on anaerobic digestion (2020) Renewable Energy 159 , S. 64-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.156
  
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- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Annette Freibauer, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Colja Beyer, Martin Ebli, Tim Eickenscheidt, Sabine Fiedler, Christoph Förster, Andreas Gensior, Michael Giebels, Stephan Glatzel, Mathias Hoffmann, Jan Heinichen, Heinrich Höper, Gerald Jurasinski, Andreas Laggner, Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl, Mandy Peichl-Brak, Matthias Drösler
  
  Permissions: Open Access
  
  Permissions: Peer Reviewed
  
  A new methodology for organic soils in national greenhouse gas inventories: Data synthesis, derivation and application (2020) Ecological Indicators 109 , S. 105838 | 1-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105838
  
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- Gawan Heintze, Tim Eickenscheidt, Urs Schmidhalter, Matthias Drösler
  
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  Influence of soil organic C content on the greenhouse gas emission potential after application of biogas residues or cattle slurry (2017) Pedosphere 27 (5), S. 807-821. DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60388-6
  
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- Gawan Heintze, Tim Eickenscheidt, Urs Schmidhalter, Matthias Drösler
  
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  Influence of Soil Organic Carbon on Greenhouse Gas Emission Potential After Application of Biogas Residues or Cattle Slurry: Results from a Pot Experiment (2017) Pedosphere 27 (5), S. 807-821. DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60388-6
  
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- Christine Metzger, Tim Eickenscheidt
  
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  Impact of land-use intensity on the relationships between vegetation indices, photosynthesis and biomass of intensively and extensively managed grassland fens (2016) Grass and Forage Science 72 (1), S. 50-63. DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12223
All Journal articles (peer-reviewed)
Publications
- Christina Hartung, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Factors Influencing Flower Formation in Carex acutiformis (2025)
Magazine articles
- Bastian Zwack, Matthias Drösler, Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt
  
  Alternative Bewirtschaftungsformen (2024) Bayerisches Landwirtschaftliches Wochenblatt, Online-Beitrag, 19.01.2024 .
  
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- Tim Eickenscheidt, Jan Heinichen, Jürgen Augustin, Matthias Drösler
  
  Effects of biogas digestate and cattle slurry application on greenhouse gas emissions from grasslands on organic soils (2014) Geophysical Research Abstracts 16 (EGU2014), S. 10465.
- Jan Heinichen, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  How do land use intensity, experimentally increased temperature and water level affect methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a drained fen peatland? (2014) Geophysical Research Abstracts 16 (EGU2014), S. 13193.
- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Colja Beyer, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler, Christoph Förster, Michael Giebels, Stephan Glatzel, Jan Heinichen, Mathias Hoffmann, Heinrich Höper, Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl, Niko Roßkopf, Jutta Zeitz
  
  Greenhouse gas budgets for grasslands on peatlands and other organic soils (2014) Geophysical Research Abstracts 16 (EGU2014), S. 14825.
- Christine Metzger, Per-Erik Jansson, Annalea Lohila, Mika Aurela, Tim Eickenscheidt, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Kerry Dinsmore, Julia Drewer, Ko van Huissteden, Matthias Drösler
  
  Difference in explanations of CO2 flux and ecosystem dynamics between five European open peatlands – Merging data and process oriented modelling (2014) Geophysical Research Abstracts 16 (EGU2014), S. 14450.
Book chapters
- Daniel Kuptz, Carina Kuchler, Elisabeth Rist, Robert Mack, Claudia Schön, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler, Hans Hartmann
  
  Paludikulturen für Niedermoorböden in Bayern – Thermische Verwertung (2023) Berichte aus dem Technologie- und Förderzentrum im Kompetenzzentrum für Nachwachsende Rohstoffe (TFZ), 28.02.2023 (77), S. 1-128.
  
  Trockengelegte Moore zu renaturieren ist ein Gewinn für den Klimaschutz. Viele dieser ehemaligen Moorflächen sind landwirtschaftliche Nutzflächen und sollen auch nach der Wiedervernässung weiter genutzt werden. Im Verbundprojekt „MOORuse“ wurden der Anbau und die Nutzung von Paludikulturen (Rohrkolben, Schilf, Rohrglanzgras und Seggen) untersucht, darunter auch die Verbrennung in kleinen Biomassekesseln zur Wärmeerzeugung. Die Praxisversuche des TFZ mit Pellets aus Paludikulturen zeigen, dass eine solche Nutzung anspruchsvoll ist.
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- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Matthias Drösler, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Colja Beyer, Tim Eickenscheidt, Sabine Fiedler, Christoph Förster, Michael Giebels, Stephan Glatzel, Jan Heinichen, Heinrich Höper, Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl, Mandy Peichl-Brak, Niko Roßkopf, Jutta Zeitz, Annette Freibauer
  
  Methane emissions from semi-natural, drained and re-wetted peatlands in Germany (2013) Book of abstracts : Open Science Conference ; Greenhouse Gas Management in European Land Use Systems ; 16.-18. September 2013, Antwerp, Belgium. University of Antwerp .
- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Matthias Drösler, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Colja Beyer, Tim Eickenscheidt, Sabine Fiedler, Stephan Glatzel, Michael Giebels, Heinrich Höper, Mandy Peichl-Brak, Niko Roßkopf, Jutta Zeitz
  
  High soil organic carbon losses from peaty croplands (2013) [Abstract for] ICDC9: 9th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Beijing/China, 3-7 June, 2013 .
Conference contributions
- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Paludiculture as a nature-based solution for peatlands results of GHG mitigation potentials in fen peatlands of southern Germany (2023) Präsentation auf der Québec RE3 Conference, Juni 2023 .
  
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- Matthias Drösler, Tim Eickenscheidt
  
  Best practice for establishing fen paludicultures - Establishment methods, vegetation and yield development (2023) Präsentation auf der Québec RE3 Conference, Juni 2023 .
  
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- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potentials of five paludiculture plants in fen peatlands in southern Germany (2023) Beitrag auf der EGU General Assembly, Mai 2023 .
  
  The concept of paludicultures is growing in importance as a promising climate mitigation measure and a sustainable alternative to current agricultural use of organic soils. Besides agricultural and economic viability, quantifying the climatic effects of paludicultures is essential to give reliable policy advice and facilitate sustainable management decisions with regard to climate change. Emission factors (EFs) of the relevant greenhouse gases (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane (CH 4) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) for a variety of potential paludiculture plants are still rare, especially from comparable treatments and site conditions. Five different temperate fen plant species (Carex acutiformis, Phragmites australis, Phalaris arundinacea, Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) were established as paludicultures with one or two-cut harvest frequencies at three former grassland or arable sites on fen peatland in southern Germany. Ground water levels (gwl) were manipulated to generate a water table gradient spanning annual mean gwl between +4 to −22 cm to derive an optimum gwl for GHG mitigation. One to five years after plant establishment, we measured fluxes of CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O to obtain annual budgets (n=81 / 43 rewetted: gwl +4 to −10 cm, 38 moderately rewetted: gwl −11 to −22 cm) using manual and automatic closed chambers. Besides gas flux measurements, we observed vegetation growth parameters (LAI, NDVI) and biomass yield from harvests. The resulting mean global warming potentials are −13.0 ± 13.9 t CO 2-eq ha −1 yr −1 under rewetted conditions (annual mean gwl ≥ −10 cm) and −1.0 ± 9.8 t CO 2-eq ha −1 yr −1 under moderately rewetted conditions (annual mean gwl < −10 cm). Our dataset revealed that a maximum mitigation potential of paludicultures is achieved at a gwl of −7 cm. These values represent the first EFs of paludicultures for potential integration into the German national GHG inventory. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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- Matthias Drösler, Tim Eickenscheidt, Carla Bockermann
  
  Treibhausgasaustausch von Paludikulturen – aktuelle Ergebnisse aus dem MOORuse-Projekt (2022) Conference: Symposium Moorschutz: Forschung und Praxis verbinden; Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz und Landespflege .
- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potentials of four paludiculture plants in a fen peatland in southern Germany 2019 (2022) Conference: EGU General Assembly .
- Daniel Kuptz, Carina Kuchler, Elisabeth Rist, Tim Eickenscheidt, Robert Mack, Claudia Schön, Matthias Drösler, Hans Hartmann
  
  Combustion behaviour and slagging tendencies of kaolin additivated pellets from fen paludicultures in a small-scale biomass boiler (2021) Conference: e-EUBCE .
- Tim Eickenscheidt, Carla Bockermann, Matthias Drösler
  
  Paludiculture on fen peatlands in Bavaria -Establishment, climatic impact & environmental effects, utilization options and economic viability (2018) Conference: EGU General Assembly .
- Tim Eickenscheidt, Jan Heinichen, Matthias Drösler
  
  Is the greenhouse gas balance of a drained fen peatland mainly controlled by the soil organic carbon content or the land-use? (2015) Conference: Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft .
  
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- Tim Eickenscheidt, Jan Heinichen, Jürgen Augustin, Annette Freibauer, Matthias Drösler
  
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  Short-term effects of biogas digestate and cattle slurry application on greenhouse gas emissions from high organic carbon grasslands (2014) Conference: EGU General Assembly 11 (22), S. 6187–6207. DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6187-2014
Research data
- Carla Bockermann, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler
  
  Permissions: Open Access
  
  Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of temperate fen paludicultures - Dataset (2025) Zenodo . DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16026838
  
  Peatlands lose their valuable carbon (C) sink function under intensive land use and turn into greenhouse gases (GHG) emission hotspots. Despite scarce empirical evidence, paludiculture is expected to have significant GHG mitigation potential for organic soils. This study provides the first comprehensive dataset on full GHG balances for newly established fen paludicultures over a water table (WT) gradient spanning annual mean WT of −0.29 m to +0.04 m, stratified into moderately rewetted conditions (−0.30 m < WT < −0.10 m) and rewetted conditions (WT ≥ −0.10 m). We used manual and novel automated chambers to measure annual carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide emissions from five typical fen plant species (Carex acutiformis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia and T. latifolia) newly established as peatland biomass crops in three temperate fen peatlands in southern Germany. Our study confirms a significant GHG mitigation potential for the tested plant species and found a C sink function of paludiculture. The results yield preliminary emission factors of −0.1 and −12.0 t CO2-equivalents ha−1 yr−1 under moderately rewetted conditions (n=39) and under rewetted conditions (n=43), respectively. We further identify an optimal annual mean WT of −0.07 m for maximizing GHG reduction across all plant species and sites with a net C sink achieved at a mean annual WT of ≥ −0.12 m. Presuming the conversion of arable land into paludiculture, a mitigation potential of up to −51.9 t CO2-equivalent is attainable per hectare and year. These findings highlight that well-managed paludiculture could make a considerable contribution toward achieving the politically targeted CO2 sink function in the LULUCF sector.
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Other publications
- Tim Eickenscheidt, Carla Bockermann, Theo Großkinsky, Sarah Gutermuth, Michael Hafner, Hans Hartmann, Christina Hartung, Hauke Heuwinkel, Martin Kapfer, Johann Krimmer, Martin Krus, Carina Kuchler, Daniel Kuptz, Dieter Lohr, Robert Mack, Ulrich Mäck, Simone Mann, Elke Meinken, Christoph Moning, Elisabeth Rist, Claudia Schön, Anja Schumann, Werner Theuerkorn, Cordt Zollfrank, Matthias Drösler
  
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  MOORuse Paludikulturen für Niedermoorböden in Bayern - Etablierung, Klimarelevanz & Umwelteffekte, Verwertungsmöglichkeiten und Wirtschaftlichkeit (2024) Zenodo. Abschlussbericht des Projekts MOORuse, 254 Seiten . DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10778063
  
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- Tim Eickenscheidt, Johann Krimmer, Matthias Drösler
  
  Guideline for the establishment of fen paludicultures (2023) ResearchGate, Juli 2023 .
  
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- Tim Eickenscheidt, Johann Krimmer, Matthias Drösler
  
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  Leitfaden zur Etablierung von Niedermoor-Paludikulturen (2023) Peatland Science Centre 2023 , S. 1-16.
  
  Der Leitfaden zur Etablierung von Niedermoor-Paludikulturen fasst die Ergebnisse des Projekts MOORuse - Paludikulturen für Niedermoorböden in Bayern - Etablierung, Klimarelevanz & Umwelteffekte, Verwertungsmöglichkeiten und Wirtschaftlichkeit (FKZ 64 b –U8639.1-2015/8-14; Laufzeit 03.2016 – 31.12.2022) zusammen.
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- Daniel Kuptz, Carina Kuchler, Elisabeth Rist, Robert Mack, Claudia Schön, Tim Eickenscheidt, Matthias Drösler, Hans Hartmann
  
  Paludikulturen für Niedermoorböden in Bayern - Thermische Verwertung (2023) Berichte aus dem TFZ Nr. 77 .
  
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- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Annette Freibauer, Matthias Drösler, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Susanne Belting, Maria Bernrieder, Colja Beyer, Jörg Eberl, Tim Eickenscheidt, H. Fell, Sabine Fiedler, Christoph Förster, E. Frahm, Stefan Frank, Michael Giebels, Stephan Glatzel, Jan Heinichen, Mathias Hoffmann, Janina Hommeltenberg, Heinrich Höper, Andreas Laggner, Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl, T. Leppelt, Christine Metzger, Mandy Peichl-Brak, S. Röhling, Niko Roßkopf, T. Rötzer, Michael Sommer, Marc Wehrhan, P. Werle, Jutta Zeitz
  
  Klimarelevanz von Mooren und Anmooren in Deutschland: Ergebnisse aus dem Verbundprojekt „Organische Böden in der Emissionsberichterstattung“ (2013) Thünen Working Paper, No. 15, nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:253-201311-dn052806-7 .
- Bärbel Tiemeyer, Annette Freibauer, Matthias Drösler, Elisa Albiac Borraz, Jürgen Augustin, Michel Bechtold, Sascha Beetz, Susanne Belting, Maria Bernrieder, Christof Beyer, Jörg Eberl, Tim Eickenscheidt, H. Fell, Sabine Fiedler, Christoph Förster, E. Frahm, Stefan Frank, Michael Giebels, Stephan Glatzel, Thomas Grünwald, Jan Heinichen, Mathias Hoffmann, Janina Hommeltenberg, Heinrich Höper, Andreas Laggner, Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl, T. Leppelt, Christine Metzger, Mandy Peichl-Brak, S. Röhling, N. Rosskopf, T. Rötzer, Michael Sommer, Marc Wehrhan, P. Werle, Jutta Zeitz
  
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  Klimarelevanz von Mooren und Anmooren in Deutschland: Ergebnisse aus dem Verbundprojekt „Organische Böden in der Emissions-berichterstattung“. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Thünen Working (2013) Thünen Working Paper 15 . DOI: 10.3220/WP_15_2013
Media reports
- TV und Video Medienbeitrag, Tim Eickenscheidt
  
  Die unterschätzte Klimachance | Harald Lesch, Antje Boetius, Tim Eickenscheidt, Jasmina Neudecker (2024) Youtube, Terra X Lesch & Co .
  
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Research projects

Duration: 01.11.2025 – 31.12.2028

: Climate change
Long-term development of greenhouse gas reduction, yield performance and biodiversity of paludicultures (PaluTEB)
The aim of the study is to investigate the long-term potential of different paludiculture plants for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, carbon sequestration, sustainable biomass production and the …
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- Project lead (HSWT): Dr. Tim Eickenscheidt
Duration: 01.08.2025 – 31.07.2028

: Climate change
Carbon cycling in different fen paludicultures - Short and long-term stability of sequestered C under different future groundwater level scenarios (CaCyPal)
The fate of newly assimilated atmospheric CO2-C in different C pools will be determined. In addition, the potential risk of remobilization of recently stored C during droughts will be assessed. …
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- Project lead (HSWT): Dr. Tim Eickenscheidt

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Time period: 01.03.2009 – 18.09.2015

Status: Closed
Assessment and modeling of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O) from different land-use types and management practices on drained fen peatlands and associated organic soils – case study Freisinger Moos
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Drösler
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Dr. Tim Eickenscheidt

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