Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Subject "Peatlands"
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The Impacts of Diamond Mining to Peatlands in the James Bay Lowlands
(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 ... -
Impacts of resource access road crossings on ecohydrology and carbon dynamics of boreal peatlands
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-04)Resource access road crossings are expected to alter peatland ecohydrological properties by obstructing surface and sub-surface water flows, providing favorable conditions to stimulate microbial activity, and ultimately ... -
Impacts of seismic line restoration on CO2, CH4, and biomass
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-21)Oil and gas exploration has resulted in over 300,000 km of linear disturbances, known as seismic lines, throughout boreal peatlands across Canada. Sites are left with altered hydrologic and topographic conditions that ... -
Methane cycling in horticultural extracted, restored, and unrestored peatlands in central Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Horticulture peat extraction drastically changes peatland ecosystems and their carbon and greenhouse gas balance. Comprehensive study on the combined response of methane (CH4) cycling (i.e., CH4 production, oxidation, ... -
Methane Cycling in Northern Peatlands Following Wildfire
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-26)Peatlands are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle, they operate as long-term global sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and sources of methane (CH4). However, they are becoming increasingly ... -
Organic matter decomposition at a constructed fen in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-03-13)Resource mining and extraction in northern Alberta has resulted in substantial disturbances across a variety of ecosystems, including fen peatlands. Provincial regulations require companies to reclaim disturbed areas to ...