Wetland Knowledge Resources

Ecosystem restoration is an inherently participatory act that creates or helps recreate a healthy, mutually beneficial relationship between people and nature. Ecosystem restoration can be implemented...

Coal mining is a temporary use of the land. Alberta provincial legislation requires that reclaimed coal mine sites support uses similar, but not necessarily identical, to pre-development conditions...

Wildfire is the dominant disturbance in northern peatlands and can release large quantities of carbon to the atmosphere through combustion. Post-fire peat hydrophobicity can inhibit moss regeneration...

Common reed (Phragmites australis), an exotic invasive plant in North America, alters wetlands and thus affects the abundance, development and behavior of many animal species. We evaluated the effect...

Many peatlands on the North American Western Boreal Plain have been disturbed by industry, including through the construction of thousands of oil well pads. The introduction of fen mosses onto...

The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, interesting facts, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: Detecting...

Can-Peat: Canada's Peatlands as Nature-based Climate Solutions Dr. Maria Strack with Jullian Souze Sone, Melanie Bird, and Katie Hettinga Department of Geography and Environmental Management...

Questions The latitudinal biodiversity gradient; i.e., the increase in biodiversity towards the equator, is one of the most prominent biodiversity patterns. Nevertheless, many questions remain to be...

The peatland-dominated Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL) is facing increasing pressures from climate change and resource extraction operations. Despite the potential for widespread changes in water...

Peatlands in the Canadian boreal forest are being negatively impacted by anthropogenic climate change, the effects of which are expected to worsen. Peatland types and sub-classes vary in their...