Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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United Nations Environment Programme
Resource Date:
November
2022
Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of...
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NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program
Permafrost thaw in peatlands results in changes to vegetation and soil and can affect water resources. This project examined peatlands in the Dehcho region. It was found that peatlands with increased...
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Sini-Selina Salko
Jussi Juola
Iuliia Burdun
Harri Vasander
Miina Rautiainen
Boreal peatlands store ~25 % of global soil organic carbon and host many endangered species; however, they face degradation due to climate change and anthropogenic drainage. In boreal peatlands...
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Karisa Tyler
Daniele Castagneri
Myroslava Khomik
Matthew Elmes
Patrick Fonti
Georg von Arx
Michael Pisaric
Richard Michael Petrone
Resource Date:
August
2022
As global temperatures increase, ongoing research is essential in understanding the long-term effects of climate change on tree dominated wetlands. Acting as a significant landform in the boreal...
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Budiman Minasny
Diana Vigah Adetsu
Matt Aitkenhead
Rebekka Artz
Nikki Baggaley
Alexandra Barthelmes
Amélie Beucher
Jean Caron
Giulia Conchedda
John Connolly
Raphaël Deragon
Chris Evans
Kjetil Fadnes
Dian Fiantis
Zisis Gagkas
Louis Gilet
Alessandro Gimona
Stephan Glatzel
Mogens Greve
Wahaj Habib
Kristell Hergoualc’h
Cecilie Hermansen
Darren Kidd
Triven Koganti
Dianna Kopansky
David Large
Tuula Larmola
Allan Lilly
Haojie Liu
Matthew Marcus
Maarit Middleton
Keith Morrison
Rasmus Jes Petersen
Tristan Quaife
Line Rochefort
Rudiyanto
Linda Toca
Francesco Tubiello
Peter Lystbæk Weber
Simon Weldon
Wirastuti Widyatmanti
Jenny Williamson
Dominik Zak
Peatlands cover only 3–4% of the Earth’s surface, but they store nearly 30% of global soil carbon stock. This significant carbon store is under threat as peatlands continue to be degraded at alarming...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Welcome to MarshWatch! MarshWatch is a new pilot program focused on wetland birds and amphibians for beginners. Virtual webinars along with self-guided activities slowly build your identification...
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Jessica Allan
Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
Line Rochefort
David Douglas
Jan Axmacher
Resource Date:
October
2023
Abstract The provision of critical ecosystem services like carbon sequestration by peatlands has been degraded around the globe. Peatland restoration represents an opportunity to tackle the twin...
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Joel White
D. Ahrén
L. Ström
Julia Kelly
Leif Klemedtsson
B. Keane
Frans-Jan Parmentier
An increased frequency of droughts due to anthropogenic climate change can lead to considerable stress for soil microorganisms and their functioning within northern peatlands. A better understanding...
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Clarice Perryman
Carmody McCalley
Jessica Ernakovich
Louis Lamit
Joanne Shorter
Erik Lilleskov
Ruth Varner
Resource Date:
August
2022
This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
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Resource Date:
December
2016
WSP Golder (formerly Golder Associates Ltd) and Explor were supported by the Research and Effectiveness Monitoring Board (REMB) of the BCIP initiative, with funding provided by the BC Oil and Gas...
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Amey Tilak
Seamus Hoyne
Nicholas Kettridge
Northern peatlands faced compounding disturbances that transformed such critical ecosystems from long-term carbon sinks into carbon sources. Considerable investment is therefore directed for restoring...
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Mariano Feldman
Marc Mazerolle
Louis Imbeau
Nicole Fenton
As resource extraction moves north across the globe, wetland ecosystems in Canada are increasingly degraded because of disturbances associated with anthropic activities, including timber harvesting...
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Craig Mahoney
Joshua Montgomery
Stephanie Connor
Danielle Cobbaert
Abstract Boreal wetlands within the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, are subject to natural and anthropogenic pressures, resulting in the need for monitoring these sensitive ecosystems to ensure...
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Gabriela Siles
Yves Voirin
Goze Bertin Bénié
Resource Date:
January
2018
This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
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Camille Defrenne
Jessica Moore
Colin Tucker
Louis Lamit
Evan Kane
Randall Kolka
Rodney Chimner
Jason Keller
Erik Lilleskov
Drainage-induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central mechanistic role. We...