• Curriculum vitae

    • 2018: Graduation (Dr. rer. nat. / PhD) at the Institute for Landscape Ecology, University of Münster

    Dissertation: Controls on decomposition in restored cutover bog

    • since 08/2014: Research assistant and PhD student, Institute for Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, Hydrology Research Group
    • 10/2011 - 07/2014: Master Studies in Landscape Ecology, University of Münster,

    Master thesis: Origin and Dynamics of Organic Carbon in Cook’s Bay, Lake Simcoe

    • 06/2011 - 03/2014: Student assistant, Ecosystem Research Group and Hydrology Research Group  
    • 08/2009 - 06/2010: Studies abroad, Umeå Universitet Schweden, EMG (Department of Ecology and Environmental Science)
    • 10/2008 - 10/2011: Bachelor Studies of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster

    Bachelor thesis: Analyse der Samenbanken von wiedervernässten Hochmooren und Hochmoorgrünland in Niedersachsen

  • Research interests

    • Stoffkreisläufe in aquatischen und semiterrestrischen Ökosystemen und deren anaerobe Sedimente als Schlüsselkompartiment zur langfristigen Festlegung von organischem Kohlenstoff
    • Wechselwirkungen von Vegetation und biogeochemischen Prozessen in Mooren
    • Evaluation von Renaturierungspraktiken in Mooren anhand biogeochemischer Parameter

  • Research project

    Factors controlling the release of organic matter in methonogenic, rewetted fens – stability and effects of organic matter on internal processes [en]

  • Publications

    • Agethen, S.; Sander, M.; Waldemer, C.; Knorr, K.-H. (2018): Plant rhizosphere oxidation reduces methane production and emission in rewetted peatlands. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 125, 125-135.
    • Agethen, S.; Knorr, K.-H. (2018): Juncus effusus mono-stands in restored cutover peat bogs - Analysis of litter quality, controls of anaerobic decomposition, and the risk of secondary carbon loss. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 117, 139-152*
    • Blodau, C.; Agethen, S.; Broder, T.; Knorr, K.-H. (2017): Gradients of organic matter quality, mineralization and sequestration in Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe, Canada. Limnologica, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.limno.2017.04.005