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Project leads
Fereidoun Rezanezhad (University of Waterloo)
Philippe Van Cappellen (University of Waterloo)
Jonathan Price (University of Waterloo)
William L. Quinton (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Nathan Basiliko (Lakehead University)
Pascale Roy-Leveillee (Université Laval)
Christina Smeaton (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Kara Webster (Canadian Forest Service Great Lakes Forestry Centre (CFS-GLFC) - Natural Resources Canada)
Nancy Goucher (University of Waterloo)

Timeline
03/01/2019 - 02/28/202

Study area
Canada

Main objectives
The goal of this project is to advance the fundamental, process-based understanding of the function of soil biogeochemical processes in cold region environments during the fall-winter and winter-spring transitions and during the non-growing season (NGS) by creating the foundation for the predictive modelling of winter carbon losses in cold region wetland ecosystems under current and future climates. This research project mainly focuses on 1) determining the hydrological and climatic factors driving microbial NGS carbon cycling and 2) integrating the information and data gained into models describing the underlying processes controlling NGS emissions for incorporation into the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS).

For more information:
Contact: frezanez@uwaterloo.ca

Project leads
Kayla Martin, University of Waterloo
Dr. Maria Strack, University of Waterloo

Timeline
09/01/2022 - 06/30/2023

Study area
Canada

Main objectives
Improve the estimates of greenhouse gas emission factors for restored peatlands, incorporating multiple sites with varying hydrological, meteorological conditions and specific restoration techniques.
Allow for investigation of physical and biological variables that best predict greenhouse gas exchange and can be used as proxies for greenhouse gas fluxes.

For more information:
Contact: kj5martin@uwaterloo.ca

Project leads
Megan Schmidt, University of Waterloo
Dr. Maria Strack, University of Waterloo

Start date
09/01/2022

Study area
Southern Ontario, Canada

Main objectives
Assessing C cycling and stores in swamps across Southern Ontario.
Looking at soil CH4 and CO2 flux, tree stem flux, biomass, productivity, decomposition.

For more information:
Contact: meg.schmidt@uwaterloo.ca

Project leads
Oluwabamsie L. Afolabi, University of Waterloo
Hongxing He, McGill University
Maria Strack, University of Waterloo

Start date
01/04/2021

Study area
Beverly Swamp in Southern Ontario, Canada

Main objective
To assess the potential impacts of climate change on temperate swamp carbon cycling in Southern Ontario, Canada