Nils Ohlanders

Hydrologic control on carbon dynamics in subarctic micro-catchments
Supervisors: Dr Andy Hodson (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield) and Dr Gareth Phoenix (Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield)

Research Interests

My work on the biogeochemistry of "micro-catchments" within a larger subarctic catchment in northern Sweden focuses on determining event-scale and seasonal changes in snowmelt- and rainfall-induced runoff and to link these changes to the export of fluvial carbon and chemical weathering products.

Research Project

The research is part of the EU-funded project "MultiArc": a 6-fellow Marie Curie Early Stage Training programme. Its objective is to understand the plant, soil and freshwater driven processes that define carbon dynamics at the plot and ecosystem scale, and to understand how these processes scale up to drive the catchment-scale carbon dynamics in subarctic environments. My PhD focuses on the hydrologic control on carbon fluxes, whereas other fellows work with plant-, vegetation- and decomposition processes as well as modelling of feedback on climate change.

Contact Details

Address: University of Sheffield, Department of Geography, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7914 or +44 (0)114 222 0073
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7907
Email: N.V.Ohlanders@Sheffield.ac.uk