L (Lisa) Boterman, MSc

I have an academic background in Earth Sciences (BSc at Massey University, New Zealand) and Earth and Environment (MSc at Wageningen University, the Netherlands), with a focus on geomorphology and landscape dynamics. I have a strong interest in understanding natural landscape dynamics, and in nature conservation and restoration initiatives.

Prior to starting my PhD, I worked as a research assistant at the Netherlands Centre for Luminescence dating, and as a ranger for the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. 

My PhD research focusses on carbon accumulation and storage in floodplain sediments. We approach this from various hydro-bio- geomorphic perspectives to investigate: (1) peat floodplains in lowland river systems; (2) the potential impact of beaver activity on carbon sequestration and (3) the effect of landslide sediment inputs on creating carbon storages.​ We aim to characterize the quantity, and physical and chemical stability, of floodplain carbon accumulated under these depositional controls to better understand river dynamics and carbon storage potential in these systems. ​