The
consortium will bring together complementary expertise from different European
partners at several levels. In terms of microbial diversity, the project will
combine expertise in molecular biology (bacterial DNA studies in Germany, fungal
DNA in Scotland and protistan diversity in Switzerland), lipid analysis
(Germany) and functional diversity (Scotland). In terms of peat vegetation, it
will combine expertise in vegetation dynamics (Finland), litter decomposition
(France) and carbon turnover (France). In terms of peatland management and
socio-economic appraisal, this will range from the long-established experience
in extensive peatlands (Finland) to the critical need for conservation of rare
peat bogs (Switzerland). It is believed that the bringing together of this wide
range of expertise will provide solutions that could not otherwise be attained.
Meet the team
|
Partner Institutes |
Function |
![MLURI logo](../images/logomluri.gif) |
Dr Stephen Chapman
Environmental Sciences Group
The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, UK |
- overall project co-ordination and end-user consultation
- FTIR spectroscopy
- fungal genetic diversity
- functional microbial diversity (CLPP)
- socio-economics
|
![Link to the Chrono-ecology group at the University of Franche-Comtè](images/franchecomte_right.jpg) |
Professor Alexandre Buttler,
Laboratory
of Chrono-Ecology,
University of Franche-Comté,
F |
- peatland ecology
- experimental design
-
microbial loop
|
![Link to the Laboratory of Forest Biology and Ecophysiology at the University of Henri Poincare, Nancy1](images/logo_Nancy1.gif) |
Professor Daniel Epron
Ecologie et Ecophysiologie forestieres
Université Henri Poincaré- Nancy 1 |
- C flow through photosynthesis and
respiration
- 13C
turnover
|
![link to the Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orleans, University of Orleans](images/logo_ISTO.gif) |
Dr Fatima
Laggoun-Defarge
Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orleans
University of Orléans, F |
- organic matter quality
- molecular markers of degradation
- peat structure
|
![link to the ECOBIO group at the University of Rennes 1](images/rennes.jpg) |
Dr André-Jean Francez
U.M.R.- C.N.R.S. n°
6553 "Ecobio"
Equipe "Interactions biologiques et transferts de matières",
University of Rennes 1, F |
- carbon turnover
- Litter N quality and C release (15N
experiment)
- CO2/CH4 emissions
- microbial biomass C & N
|
![link to the Department of Forest Ecology at the University of Helsinki](images/helsinkismall.jpg) |
Dr Harri Vasander
Department of Forest Ecology
University of Helsinki, FIN |
- vegetation cover
- photosynthesis
- respiration
- restoration
|
![link to the GSF National Research Centre for Environment and Health](images/TUM.gif) |
Dr Michael Schloter
GSF-National Research Center
for Environment and Health
Institute of Soil Ecology
Technical University of Munich, D |
-
bacterial genetic diversity
- methano-genic/trophic populations
- 13C
litter
|
|
Mr Jean Combe
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow
and Landscape, CH; Antenne Romande |
- socio-economics
-
protistan diversity
|
![link to the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape](images/epfl.gif) |
Professor Hauke Harms
ENAC-ISTE-LPE, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
CH
now at:
UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany
|
-
protistan genetic diversity
-
C flow through protista
|
LIN'eco |
Dr Philippe Grosvernier
LIN’eco, Reconvilier, CH |
- end-user consultation
- conservation measures
- socio-economics
|
![logo of University of Alaska, Anchorage](images/Sealsmall.jpg) |
Professor Edward Mitchell
ECOS-ENAC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) &
Swiss Federal Research Institute, Antenne Romande (WSL-AR)
previously at:
University of Alaska, Anchorage |
- testate amoebae (subcontract)
|
Meet (some of) the team - Near the
Aitoneva field site in Finland
![the RECIPE group members](images/Aitoneva_team_IMG.JPG)
Standing (left to right):
Vincent Pheulgin, Michael Schloter, Laure Comont, Daniel Gilbert,
Andre-Jean Francez,Walter Rosselli, Andy Siegenthaler, Alexander Buttler.
Seated (left to right): Estelle Bortoluzzi, Viviane Froidevaux, Daniel
Epron, Fatima Laggoun-Defarge, Harri Vasander, Mika Yli-Petays, Anni Takko,
Antonis Chatzinotas, Rebekka Artz, Nathalie Josselin.
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