Mikk Espenberg
@mikkespenberg.bsky.social
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📢 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
☁️ The canopy #microbiome might help mitigate N₂O.
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#peatlandN2O #peatlands
Nitrogen cycling genes abundance in soil and aboveground compartments of tropical peatland cloud forests and a wetland on Réunion Island - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Nitrogen cycling genes abundance in soil and aboveground compartments of tropical peatland cloud forests and a wetland on Réunion Island
www.nature.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📢 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
☁️ The canopy #microbiome might help mitigate N₂O.
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#peatlandN2O #peatlands
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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
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
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Getting inspired @femsmicro.org ! Thanks @greening.bsky.social for the very interesting talk !
July 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Getting inspired @femsmicro.org ! Thanks @greening.bsky.social for the very interesting talk !
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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
June 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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
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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…
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The new Global Methane Budget is now published, open access.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
The new Global Methane Budget is now published, open access.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
May 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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…
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📢 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....
🌱 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....
May 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
📢 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....
🌱 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....
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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
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GHG #peatland #forests #microbiome #biogeochemistry
May 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#GHG #peatland #forests #microbiome #biogeochemistry
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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
#MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #PeatlandResearch
May 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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
#MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #PeatlandResearch
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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
#EGU25 #peatlands #cloudforests #methaneemissions
April 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
#EGU25 #peatlands #cloudforests #methaneemissions
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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/...
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
Interactions of fertilisation and crop productivity in soil nitrogen cycle microbiome and gas emissions
Abstract. Fertilised soils are a significant source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a highly active greenhouse gas and a stratospheric ozone depleter. Nitrogen (N) fertilisers, while boosting crop yield, also...
soil.copernicus.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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/...
soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...
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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/...
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/...
Global peatland greenhouse gas dynamics: state of the art, processes, and perspectives
Natural peatlands regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes through a permanently high groundwater table, causing carbon dioxide (CO2) assimilation but methane (CH4) emissions due to anaerobic conditions....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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/...
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/...