- Klimawandel (1) (remove) - Carbon dynamics under natural and
manipulated meteorological boundary conditions in a forest and a
fen ecosystem (2009) - Current climate models predict changes in
the amount, intensity, frequency and type of precipitation
within this century. These changes are likely to result in an
increasing frequency of severe drought periods in summer,
causing irregular and extreme drought stress in well-drained
soils or a lowering of the water table in water-logged soils.
Due to rising temperatures precipitation is more likely to occur
as rain rather than snow, resulting in reduced snowpacks in
winter. In some regions, this can lead to an increasing
frequency of soil frost. In summary, changes in the global water
cycle can significantly affect boundary conditions within soils.
This thesis investigated the impact of extreme meteorological
boundary conditions on CO2 fluxes in two ecosystems in South-
eastern Germany. Using a combination of field site manipulation
and laboratory experiments we i