Dr Aimeric Blaud A.Blaud@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Linking microbial genes to methane emissions from peatlands under water-table changes
People Involved
Project Description
• Explore methane producing methanogens and methane consuming methanotrophs diversity
and functional genes across multiple peatland sites under water table changes and
quantitatively link it to methane fluxes.
• Study populations of methanogens and methanotrophs using metagenomic-assembled
genomes to characterize their role in ecosystem-level controls on peatland methane cycling.
• Investigate the subset of active methane cycling archaea and bacteria as well as other
interacting microbes in peatlands using stable isotope probing to quantify their role in
ecosystem methane flux.
| Type of Project | P09 - Research Studentship |
|---|---|
| Status | Project Live |
| Funder(s) | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Value | £95,700.00 |
| Project Dates | Jun 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2027 |
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