Professional summary
She researches carbon cycling and greenhouse gas fluxes in peatland ecosystems, considering drained, rewetted, and (semi) natural conditions. Her work involves measuring methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes, using eddy covariance techniques, chambers measurements and process-based modelling, to understand how changes in land use affect these emissions and the potential for mitigation.
Her primary interest lies in the complex interactions between vegetation and CH4 emissions in peatland ecosystems. This integrates biogeochemistry, plant physiology, and microbial ecology to understand methane production, consumption, and transport mechanisms.
van den Berg, M.*, Gremmen, T.*, Vroom, R.J.E., van Huissteden, J., Boonman, J., van Huissteden, C.J.A., van der Velde, Y., Smolders, A.J.P., van der Riet, B.P. (2024) A case study on topsoil removal and rewetting for paludiculture: effect on biogeochemistry and greenhouse gas emissions from Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia and Azolla filiculoides. Biogeosciences, BG, 21, 2669–2690. * Shared first authorship
Aben, R.C.H., van de Craats, D., Boonman, J., Peeters, S.H., Vriend, B., Boonman, C.C.F., van der Velde, Y., Erkens, G., van den Berg, M. (2024) CO2 emissions of drained coastal peatlands in the Netherlands and potential emission reduction by water infiltration systems. Biogeosciences, 21, 4099–4118
Buzacott, A.J.V., van den Berg, M., Kruijt, B., Pijlman, J., Fritz, C., Wintjen, P., van der Velde, Y. (2024) A Bayesian inference approach to determine experimental Typha latifolia paludiculture greenhouse gas exchange measured with eddy covariance. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 356, 110179.
Vroom, R.J.E.*, van den Berg, M.*, Pangala, S.R., van der Scheer, O.E., Sorrell, B.K. (2022) Physiological processes affecting methane transport by wetland vegetation – A review. Aquatic Botany, 182, 103547. * Shared first authorship
van den Berg, M., van den Elzen, E., Ingwersen, J., Kosten, S., Lamers, L.M.P., Streck, T. (2020) Contribution of plant-induced pressurized flow to CH4 emission from a Phragmites fen. Scientific reports, 10:12304.
van den Berg, M., Ingwersen, J., Lamers, M., Streck, T. (2016) The role of Phragmites on the CH4 and CO2 fluxes in a minerotrophic peatland in southwest Germany. Biogeosciences, 13, 6107-6119.