Carbon Cycle Dynamics of a Temperate Bog

The intern will develop the ability to use a modern instrument (infrared gas analyzer) to monitor the ‘breathing' of terrestrial ecosystems and gain an understanding of global change ecology and significance at a local scale. Using the gas analyzer and peat core analysis, the intern will measure carbon dynamics and environmental controls of a peatland ecosystem at different time scales ranging from monthly to millennial. The project will generate data on ecosystem functions (net ecosystem exchange/production, ecosystem respiration, and gross primary production) and related environmental parameters (air and soil temperatures, water table depth, etc.)

Internship tasks:
Regular (bi-weekly or monthly) field on-site measurements of gas exchanges between the peatland and the atmosphere, along with environmental variables.

This can be used towards Natural Science Credit.

Background and interest in environmental science or ecology a plus.

For more information contact Zicheng Yu (ziy2@lehigh.edu) or George Yasko (gby0@lehigh.edu).