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