📢 New paper alert! We explored N₂O fluxes in tropical cloud forests of Réunion Island. Soils emit negligible N₂O, and leaves & canopy soil have nirK and nosZ type denitrifiers. ☁️ The canopy #microbiome might help mitigate N₂O. Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #peatlandN2O #peatlands

Today, I presented a study based on GHG and related #microbiome in Réunion Island #peatland forests at the 12th #INTECOL Wetlands Conference, Tartu, #Estonia #peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social

Getting inspired @femsmicro.org ! Thanks @greening.bsky.social for the very interesting talk !

INTECOL Wetlands Conference officially kicked off in Tartu! A week of exciting meetings and discussions on the future of marshes, swamps and peat bogs ahead! @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @monicapalta.bsky.social @luke.fi @mikkespenberg.bsky.social @etechlab.bsky.social #ÜloManderHappy

The new global methane budget is now out! Seems to gloss over the measured 25-50Tg sink term in upland trees that was recently discovered (= or > to soil sink & prob more subject to change). Possibly because it’s not yet been included in models the authors use. Observations do matter though…

📢 New paper alert. We explored CH₄ fluxes in tropical cloud forests on Réunion Island. 🌱 Peat soils = CH₄ sinks 🌳 Tree stems = mild CH₄ sinks 🍃 Leaves = potential methanogen hotspots! ☁️ Canopy microbiomes matter more than we thought. Link: environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Our paper regarding the springtime soil and tree stem GHG fluxes and related microbiome in a drained peatland forest is finally published in Biogeochemistry. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #GHG #peatland #forests #microbiome #biogeochemistry

Hands-on with the hidden world: our master’s students are investigating soil and rhizome microbiomes from peatland forests, learning essential techniques like DNA extraction and qPCR to understand microbial community dynamics. #MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #PeatlandResearch

Join me on my poster discussing microbial communities and methane dynamics in the tropical cloud forests. Hall X1.73 (14:00-15:45) today. Session BG3.37. @emlabtartu.bsky.social @egu.eu #EGU25 #peatlands #cloudforests #methaneemissions

Fertilized soils are a major source of N₂O, a potent greenhouse gas. Our latest study by @lkuusemets.bsky.social shows how nitrogen (N) fertilization rates, manure amendments, and crop types influence N₂O emissions and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...

New research alert! Pristine peatlands act as carbon sinks but emit CH4, while disturbed ones release more CO2 & N2O. However, climate change is reshaping these ecosystems. 📖 Read the latest in New Phytologist! #ClimateChange #Peatlands #GHG #ÜloMander nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...