Microbial Function in Restored Wetlands with Amelia Fitch
\u201cPartial recovery of microbial function in restored coastal marshes of Oregon, USA\u201d with Amelia Fitch, PhD Candidate at Dartmouth College
Draining or restoring a wetland has a significant impact on the land\u2019s ability to store carbon. A lot of that has to do with the microbial communities that live within these wetlands, but when a wetland is restored, how long does it really take for those communities to shift and what does that mean for the land\u2019s carbon storage capacity? This episode, Amelia discusses her work studying wetland restoration and its effects on carbon sequestration and microbial communities.
Tune in to learn:
\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The similarities between feeding birds and studying microbes
\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The differences between restored freshwater and saltwater marshes
\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How wetland restoration can be done
\xb7\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How restoration impacts wetland microbial communities
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode\u2019s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20383
It will be freely available from 18 Aug to 31 Aug, 2023.
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If you would like to reach out to Amelia, you can find her here:
amelia.a.fitch.gr@dartmouth.edu
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smsalehin@tamu.edu
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Resources
CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bC32DAF60-2C3D-EE11-BDF4-000D3A323F9B%7d\xa0
Science paper about wetland restoration and clean water:\xa0 https://www.science.org/content/article/targeting-us-wetland-restoration-could-make-cleaning-water-much-cheaper
Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership: https://www.estuarypartnership.org/
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve: https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/reserves/south-slough.html
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