Naomi Gatis
Department: Geography
Project Summary
My research aims to quantify CO2 fluxes from damaged peatlands in the southwest of England (Exmoor and Dartmoor); to understand the biotic and abiotic controls (both temporal and spatial) driving CO2 fluxes and how eco-hydrological restoration of these peatlands affects both the magnitude and direction of fluxes and their relationships with controlling variables. In order to do this I collect plot scale measurements of net ecosystem exchange, partitioned below-ground respiration (total, heterotrophic and autotrophic) and a range of potential biotic and abiotic controls. I use proximal (digital cameras and time-lapse cameras), distal (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mounted cameras) and satellite (MODIS) remotely sensed data to investigate links between vegetation phenology, structure and distribution and CO2 fluxes at a range of spatial extents.
Supervisory Team
Authored Publications/Reports
Grand-Clement, E., Anderson, K., Smith, D., Luscombe, D., Gatis, N., Ross, M., & Brazier, R.E. (19th February 2013) Evaluating ecosystem goods and services after restoration of marginal upland peatlands in South-West England, Journal of Applied Ecology, 50 (2), 324-334
Grand-Clement, E., Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Gatis, N., Benaud, P., & Brazier, R.E. (15th September 2014) Antecedent conditions control carbon loss and downstream water quality from shallow, damaged peatlands, Science of The Total Environment, 493, 961-973
Luscombe, D.J., Anderson, K., Gatis, N., Grand-Clement, E., & Brazier, R.E. (12th August 2014) Using thermal airborne imagery to measure near surface hydrology in upland ecosystems, Hydrological Processes
Gatis N, Luscombe DJ, Grand-Clement E, Hartley IP, Anderson K, Smith D, Brazier RE (21st May 2015) The effect of drainage ditches on vegetation diversity and CO2 fluxes in a Molinia caerulea dominated peatland, Ecohydrology, doi: 10.1002/eco.1643
Grand-Clement E, Anderson K, Smith D, Angus M, Luscombe DJ, Gatis N, Bray LS, Brazier RE (15th September 2015) New Approaches to the Restoration of Shallow Marginal Peatlands, Journal of Environmental Management, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.023
Luscombe DJ, Anderson K, Gatis N, Wetherelt A, Grand-Clement E, Brazier RE (1st June 2015) What does airborne LiDAR really measure in upland ecosystems?, Ecohydrology, doi: 10.1002/eco.1527
