Climate change and the associated sea-level rise are among the greatest threats to the unique and global ecosystem of the Wadden Sea. In her research, Dan Yang has investigated how rising water levels and grazing affect the exchange of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in Danish salt marshes. She has conducted both controlled experiments and field measurements. Additionally, she has studied how warming influences the traits of coastal plants through experiments in Germany and Denmark. She has also analyzed whether sediment deposits from tidal waters can counterbalance the effects of sea-level rise. Her research provides new insights into the carbon dynamics of salt marshes and their ability to adapt to climate change and rising sea levels

The PhD study was completed at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University.

This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Thursday 7 November 2024 at 13
Place: Building 1540, room K26, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, 8000 Aarhus
Title of PhD thesis: The effect of vegetation on the integrity and
functioning of salt marsh ecosystems
Contact information: Dan Yang, e-mail: yangdan@bio.au.dk 

Members of the assessment committee:
Associate Professor Theis Kragh, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark

Lecturer/Assistant Professor Grace Cott, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin
 

Associate Professor Mark Bayley (chair), Department of Biology, Aarhus University

Main supervisor:
Professor Hans Brix , Department of Biology, Aarhus University

Co-supervisor:
Adjunct Professor Franziska Eller, Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology, Southren University of Denmark (SDU)

Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English.

The defence is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences/GSNS,
Ny Munkegade 120, bygning 1521, 8000 Aarhus C.