10.18453/rosdok_id00003354 Ahmad, Sate Sate Ahmad http://d-nb.info/gnd/124523742X https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-3457 Universität Rostock 2021 500 Natural sciences 550 Earth sciences 2021 en http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00003354 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-rosdok_id00003354-6 Over the last century, peatlands have undergone severe degradation. Nevertheless, the restoration of drained peatlands has gained much importance over the last decades. Hydrological processes are closely linked to soil properties and as such investigations of both water dynamics and soil properties are vital. The specific objectives are to evaluate (1) how long-term rewetting of drained fens alters the response of the water table to precipitation (2) to what extent rewetting changes how meteorological factors drive water table dynamics (3) whether microtopography controls peat properties.