Hanna Rae Martens
PhD Student
Email: hanna.martensuni-greifswaldde
Phone: +49 3834 420 4227
Soldmannstraße 14a, Room 1.01
Public profiles
ORCID: 0009-0008-1405-6634
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Research interests
Current research interests:
- Use of bioacoustics for biodiversity monitoring
- Responses of birds, plants, bats and other species to peatland rewetting and continued use
- Restoration and management of fens
- Extent and carbon stocks of Canadian peatlands
Projects
MoorPV
MoorPV investigates the economic and ecological effects of combining peatland rewetting with photovoltaics, including practical feasibility and economic viability, effects on biodiversity, and the influence of solar panels on greenhouse gas emissions.
Role: Researcher
Project period: 2024–2027
Funding: Joachim Herz Stiftung
Since 2024: PhD candidate at the University of Greifswald and research associate in the MoorPV project
2023: Vegetation Ecologist, Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting, Canada
2020–2022: Master of Science in Ecology, University of Bremen
2015–2019: Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Martens HR, Sagstetter P, Meffert PJ, Herold B, Eickmanns M, Roesch E, Deininger J, Köhn N, Neubert J, Brendel M, Wichmann S, Kreyling J, Tanneberger F (2026)
Divergent successional trends of birds and plants across six years of Typha paludiculture.
Basic and Applied Ecology 96, 151848.
Martens HR, Kreyling J (2026)
Beyond the forests: peatlands as overlooked carbon stores in coastal British Columbia.
Scientific Reports 16, 9540.
Martens HR, Kreyling J, Tanneberger F (2026)
Bird diversity can benefit from rewetted peatlands with solar parks compared to drained grassland use—A case study from northern Germany.
Ecological Solutions and Evidence 7(2), e70259.
Martens HR, Laage K, Eickmanns M, Drexler A, Heinsohn V, Wegner N, Muster C, Diekmann M, Seeber E, Kreyling J, Michalik P, Tanneberger F (2023)
Paludiculture can support biodiversity conservation in rewetted fen peatlands.
Scientific Reports 13:18091.