Conservation palaeobiology of terrestrial and marine carbon sinks

Project description

Human and climate impacts on the carbon sink ecosystems

Carbon sinks are instrumental in preventing atmospheric carbon levels from rising as they absorb more carbon than they release. Peatlands and seagrass meadows are a valuable agent in resisting climate change and their conservation is vitally important. Due to the scarcity of long-term monitoring, knowledge on factors that threaten natural carbon sinks is limited. The EU-funded PALAEOCON project proposes a palaeoecological approach to study terrestrial and marine carbon sinks for informed conservation processes. The researcher will investigate the peatlands and seagrass meadows in the Iberian Peninsula to estimate human and climate impacts on carbon sink ecosystems.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › sedimentology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › palaeontology › palynology
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › palaeontology › paleoecology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › mathematics › applied mathematics › numerical analysis

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Net EU contribution

€ 241 398,72

Address

Colexio De San Xerome Praza Do Obradoiro S/n
15782 Santiago De Compostela
Spain

Region

Galicia › A Coruña

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00