Survival of the Deepest Peatlands
2024 Canadian Geophysical Union Poster [PDF]
Objective: Determine the presence and relative strengths of ecohydrological feedbacks in shallow and deep northern peatlands.
Survival of the Deepest Hypothesis: Peat depth is correlated to peatland ecohydrological resilience, and that vulnerability disproportionately increases below a threshold peat depth (for a given climate and hydrogeological setting)
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- Northern peatlands are generally resilient to drought and wildfire disturbance due to ecohydrological feedbacks.
- Most studies have been conducted in large and deep peatlands where ecohydrological feedbacks often have a moderating effect on water table depth.
- Shallow (depth < 0.5m) peatlands are underrepresented.
- Loss of resilience has been observed as a result of degradation or drainage, which often are accompanied with a decrease in peat thickness.
Objective: Determine the presence and relative strengths of ecohydrological feedbacks in shallow and deep northern peatlands.
Survival of the Deepest Hypothesis: Peat depth is correlated to peatland ecohydrological resilience, and that vulnerability disproportionately increases below a threshold peat depth (for a given climate and hydrogeological setting)
To refine our predictions, we are seeking input from a wider range of perspectives.
Please complete this survey when time permits.
McMaster Ecohydrology Lab peer review publications for research on the Survival of the Deepest Peatlands
Moore PA, Didemus BD, Furukawa AK, Waddington JM. 2021. Peat depth as a control on Sphagnum moisture stress during seasonal drought. Hydrological Processes, 35(4), e14117.
Furukawa A. 2018. Pore-Water Feedbacks and Resilience To Decay in Peat-Filled Bedrock Depressions of the Canadian Shield [M.Sc thesis]. McMaster University.
Wilkinson SL, Tekatch A, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Shallow peat is more vulnerable to high peat burn severity during wildfire. Environmental Research Letters 15: 104032.
Waddington JM, Morris PJ, Kettridge N, Granath G, Thompson DK, Moore PA. 2015. Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands. Ecohydrology, 8(1), 113–127.
Moore PA, Didemus BD, Furukawa AK, Waddington JM. 2021. Peat depth as a control on Sphagnum moisture stress during seasonal drought. Hydrological Processes, 35(4), e14117.
Furukawa A. 2018. Pore-Water Feedbacks and Resilience To Decay in Peat-Filled Bedrock Depressions of the Canadian Shield [M.Sc thesis]. McMaster University.
Wilkinson SL, Tekatch A, Markle CE, Moore PA, Waddington JM. 2020. Shallow peat is more vulnerable to high peat burn severity during wildfire. Environmental Research Letters 15: 104032.
Waddington JM, Morris PJ, Kettridge N, Granath G, Thompson DK, Moore PA. 2015. Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands. Ecohydrology, 8(1), 113–127.