BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:da9eb9893bef8410f32c8892356d858c DTSTAMP:20260508T111216Z SUMMARY:Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics under Climate Change - From ecosystem p rocesses to global carbon budgets DESCRIPTION:Contact: cerina.rydalv@mgeo.lu.se\n\nThe four talks together ex plore how terrestrial ecosystems regulate greenhouse gas fluxes under clim ate change\, from local processes to global budgets. They combine high‑r esolution measurements from peatlands and wetlands\, ecosystem and Earth s ystem modelling\, Earth observation\, and biodiversity research to examine how hydrology\, temperature\, vegetation\, and functional diversity shape carbon dynamics\, ecosystem resilience\, and our ability to quantify and project the global carbon cycle.Coffee/fika will be served during the semi nar. \;Online attendance via Zoom \;LU Zoom meeting:https://lu-se. zoom.us/j/67824980532Meeting ID: 678 2498 0532Welcome to listen to three m ore talks!The Global Carbon Budget assessment and application of Earth Obs ervation to improve regional budgetsBy Professor Stephen Sitch \;The t errestrial biosphere plays a major role in the global carbon cycle\, and t here is a recognised need for regularly updated estimates of land-atmosphe re exchange at regional and global scales.  \;Here I will give an over view of the annual Global Carbon Budget (GCB) assessment with focus on the land components (land-use and natural land sink). I will then elaborate r ecent work on the application of remote-sensing to improve regional carbon budgets. \;Read more about Professor Stephen Sitch - exeter.ac.ukEsti mating wetland greenhouse gas budgets– modelling complex ecosystems with simple modelsBy Associate Professor Guy SchurgersWetlands are key players in the global budgets of CO2\, CH4 and N2O\, and the exchange of these gr eenhouse gases depends on hydrological conditions. These conditions are af fected by climate variability and climate change\, and moreover by the ong oing restoration and rewetting of formerly drained wetlands.In the Global Wetland Center\, we address these budgets at site\, catchment and regional /global scales with a range of models. By combining process-based models a nd data-driven approaches\, and by integrating Earth observation data in t hese\, we want to provide tools that can project impacts of climate change and that can support wetland management.  \; \;Read more about As sociate Professor Guy Schurgers - ku.dkSupporting function of biodiversity for forest resilience under future climate changeBy PD Dr. Kirsten Thonic keBiodiversity consists of genetic\, functional and structural diversity. Biodiverse ecosystems have a higher resilience and contribute to the maint enance of important ecosystem functions such as carbon storage\, i.e. biom ass. How functional and structural diversity change their supporting role under climate change is largely unknown. It also demands Dynamic Global Ve getation Models (DGVMs) - which were once developed to inform about climat e-induced changes in the global carbon cycle - to evolve into Biodiversity -Ecosystem Function models. In my talk\, I explain how we implemented a fl exible-trait approach into an existing DGVM and showcase some studies that also helped to advance hypotheses on functional diversity. \; \;R ead more about PD Dr. Kirsten Thonicke - pik-potsdam.deThe first talk will be given on April 27 at 13.15Drivers of northern peatland CO2 fluxes revi sited: interacting water level-temperature dependency\, by Mana GharunMore information about the talk - mgeo.lu.sePublic defence of doctoral dissert ation in Environmental Science: Rafikul IslamIn addition\, you are welcome to attend the public defence of doctoral dissertation in Environmental Sc ience on April 28 at 13:00. Rafikul Islam will defend his thesis Boreal fo rest recovery in a changing climate: Case studies following clear-cutting and wildfire in Sweden. \;The opponent is Professor Stephen Sitch from the University of Exeter.  \;Stephen Sitch | About | University of Ex eterMore information about the dissertation - mgeo.lu.seThe four talks are organised by the LU profile area Nature-based future solutions in collabo ration with the strategic research areas MERGE and BECC. \;Nature-base d futures solutions - lu.seMERGE - lu.seBECC - lu.se\n\nMore information a bout the event: https://www.merge.lu.se/calendar/terrestrial-carbon-dynami cs-under-climate-change-ecosystem-processes-global-carbon-budgets-0 DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20260429T070000 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20260429T100000 LOCATION:Pangea\, Geocentrum II\, Sölvegatan 12\, Lund\, and online END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR