BEYOND the current: Improving European flowing waters in an era of global change
PhD-project (DC4): Nutirent processing in stream networks by combining high frequency sensors and stable P and N isotopes
The main objective of this PhD project within the BEYOND-project is to target phosphorus and nitrogen removal in European streams based on the coupling of biochemical and hydrological methods for assessing the effectiveness of anthropogenically impacted streams and streams with natural morphology in retaining nutrients.
The objectives of the PhD project include:
- Quantify seasonal variability of nutrient retention in headwater streams with deviating hydro-morphological characteristics, including stable isotope approaches
- Quantify assimilatory nutrient uptake and removal in streams and sorption to stream sediments using high frequency measurements
- Analyze in-stream nutrient removal at the river network scale
The project is supervised by Professor Dr. Michael Rode (UFZ, Germany), Professor Dr. Roland Bol (FZJ, Germany) and Dr. Zahra Thomas (IARA, France).