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Influence of wildfire and permafrost thaw on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in northern peatlands; implications for lability and downstream transport
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Peatlands in Canada’s western boreal forest are a major source of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to downstream ecosystems, where DOC regulates carbon cycling, and can affect ecosystem productivity and habitat quality. Subarctic ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of...
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Long Term Effects of Wildfire on Permafrost Stability and Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands
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Changing fire dynamics and increasing global temperatures are causing changes to the fire regime and permafrost stability in the Arctic. Models have separately predicted the widespread thawing of permafrost and increasing magnitude and intensity of wildfires over the next century. However, while...
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Methylmercury production and export across the terrestrial-aquatic continuum in permafrost peatland catchments
DownloadFall 2023
Ongoing permafrost thaw in northern peatland catchments may increase the production and downstream delivery of neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) across the terrestrial-aquatic continuum. Peatlands in boreal-Arctic regions have large stocks of mercury (Hg) in frozen soils, accumulated through...
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Microbial communities in organic substrates used for oil sands reclamation and their link to boreal seedling growth
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Soil reconstruction in the Athabasca oil sands region utilises forest floor and peat materials as surface organic amendments to help reclaim decommissioned mine sites to upland boreal forests. The objective of this study was to characterize the microbial community in these two organic materials,...
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Microbial community dynamics from permafrost across the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary and response to abrupt climate change
DownloadFall 2015
Permafrost houses active microbial communities adapted to constant sub-zero temperatures and anaerobic conditions. These extreme conditions make permafrost an excellent archive for long-term DNA preservation. Recent studies in the laboratory have shown a shift in permafrost bacterial communities...
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Optimization of a Cover Design for Acid Rock Drainage Prevention in a Permafrost Environment
DownloadFall 2021
The extraction of sulfide-bearing waste rock can contribute to the generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). ARD is the effluent generated due to the oxidation of sulfide minerals which can be toxic to the receiving environment. Waste rock material which contains potentially acid-generating (PAG)...
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Recent intensification (2004-2020) of permafrost mass-wasting in the central Mackenzie Valley foothills is a legacy of past forest fire disturbances
Recent intensification (2004-2020) of permafrost mass-wasting in the central Mackenzie Valley foothills is a legacy of past forest fire disturbances
Download2022-01-01
Supplemental shapefiles of mapped thaw slumps and deep-seated permafrost failures associated with "Recent intensification (2004-2020) of permafrost mass-wasting in the central Mackenzie Valley foothills is a legacy of past forest fire disturbances"