Browsing Theses by Author "Whittington, Peter"
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The effects of water table draw-down on the hydrology of a patterned fen peatland near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Whittington, Peter (University of Waterloo, 2005)Hydrological response to climate change may alter the biogeochemical role that peatlands play in the global climate system, so an understanding of the nature and magnitude of this response is important. Simple hydrological ... -
The Impacts of Diamond Mining to Peatlands in the James Bay Lowlands
Whittington, Peter (University of Waterloo, 2013-02-21)Approximately 7000 to 8000 years ago when Hudson Bay became ice-free the Tyrrell Sea flooded the Hudson basin and deposited fine grained marine sediments overlaying the previous glacial tills. Coincident with the ablation ...