Turberas Tropicales

Alliance for Ecological Solutions for Tropical Peatlands (ASETT)

Projects

Geochemical and functional regulation of microbes mediating methane dynamics in Amazonian peatlands

2020 – 2025
Arizona State University, National University of the Peruvian Amazon, National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios, University of the Amazon (Colombia), Stanford University.
Amazon Basin, Peru and Colombia

This project links microbial distribution, soil geochemistry, and functional traits of CH-mediating microbes.4in Amazonian peatlands. Various forms of modeling observations at the meter and kilometer scale were evaluated, identifying critical values ​​and potential ways to incorporate microbes into methane emissions estimates. This research was coupled with educational objectives, uniting research, education, and community engagement. This study generated educational products that could be implemented nationally and internationally.