Acidic Schloeppnerbrunnen Fen

The Schloeppnerbrunnen Fen is located in Northern Bavaria, near the city of Bayreuth and about 100 km south of Jena. Several large scale research projects, in collaboration with the University of Bayreuth, over the last several years have examined how the fen, its microbes, and the iron cycle change with both drying and wetting events in this partially acidic environment.
Anke in Snow

Anke in Snow

Dialysis

Dialysis

Snow in the Fen

Snow in the Fen

Anke and Sled

Anke and Sled

Peat Moss

Peat Moss

Pore Water

Pore Water

Pore Water Setup

Pore Water Setup

Pore Water Tubes

Pore Water Tubes

Winter Fen

Winter Fen

Cold Sampling

Cold Sampling

Icy Stream

Icy Stream

Winte at the Fen

Winte at the Fen

Rain Exclusion

Rain Exclusion

Summer Sampling

Summer Sampling

Fen in Spring

Fen in Spring

Peat Coring

Peat Coring

FeS O2 Probes

FeS O2 Probes

Anke Sampling

Anke Sampling

Fen Summer

Fen Summer