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Acronym\u00a0(Reference Number): REPEAT\u00a0(173)<\/strong><\/p>\n Duration: 31\/12\/2016 – 30\/12\/2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Project Topic: Understanding and managing the biodiversity dynamics of soils and sediments to improve ecosystem functioning and delivery of ecosystem services<\/strong><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE SCIENTIFIC REPORT<\/a> DOWNLOAD THE SCIENTIFIC REPORT\u00a0PHASE II<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE SCIENTIFIC REPORT\u00a0PHASE III<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE SCIENTIFIC REPORT\u00a0PHASE IV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Roboto Condensed||||” header_font=”Roboto||||” text_orientation=”justified”]<\/p>\n REstoration and prognosis of PEAT formation in fens \u2013 linking diversity in plant functional traits to soil biological and biogeochemical processes<\/strong><\/p>\n This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CCCDI \u2013 UEFISCDI, project number BiodivERsA3-2015-173-REPEAT, within PNCDI III<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n REPEAT aims to clarify the mechanisms of peat formation in fens by linking biogeochemical processes to soil community structure and biodiversity, as well as to plant belowground litter quality, with special focus on the prospects of restoring peat formation. Paludiculture (sustainable biomass harvest in wet and rewetted fens) and restoration prospects of fens providing vital ecosystem services for mitigation of climate change, regional hydrology, nutrient retention and biodiversity conservation will receive special attention. The main research question is: How do environmental factors and human management interact with soil biodiversity in determining rates of peat accumulation in undrained and rewetted fens? Eight hypotheses will be tested.<\/p>\n This project is the first to systematically address sedge and grass (‘displacement’) peat formation, the predominant peat formation mechanism of the temperate zone, using an interdisciplinary, multi-method and multi-site approach. 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