Dr Yiming Zhang
BSc, PhD
Expertise
I study the peatland carbon cycle, exploring biogeochemical processes and the fate of different forms of carbon in modern and past peatlands.
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Earth Sciences
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Research interests
peatland carbon cycle, peat microbial metabolism, peat lipid biomarkers, lipid carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions, peatland dissolved organic carbon, peatland methane fluxes, peatland development
Publications
Selected publications
15/01/2024The stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic composition of microbial fatty acids traces microbial metabolism in soils and peats
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Recent publications
15/01/2024The stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic composition of microbial fatty acids traces microbial metabolism in soils and peats
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Spatiotemporal dynamics of dissolved organic carbon in a subtropical wetland and their implications for methane emissions
Geoderma
Variations in wetland hydrology drive rapid changes in the microbial community, carbon metabolic activity, and greenhouse gas fluxes
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
The distribution of long-chain n-alkan-2-ones in peat can be used to infer past changes in pH
Chemical Geology
