Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Jonathan Price
Owen Sutton
Colin McCarter
William Quinton
James Waddington
Pete Whittington
Maria Strack
Rich Petrone
Resource Date:
November
2023
Wetlands are an integral part of the Canadian landscape, providing crucial ecohydrological services with globally significant benefits. Over the past 75 years, Canadian scientists have emerged as...
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Aneta Spyra
Anna Cieplok
Mariola Krodkiewska
Beaver-created ponds constitute an important element of small water retention in forest catchments and preserving biodiversity as breeding sites for vertebrates and invertebrates. In many areas, these...
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Lauren Thompson
McKenzie Kuhn
Johanna Winder
Lucas Braga
Ryan Hutchins
Andrew Tanentzap
Vincent St. Louis
David Olefeldt
Resource Date:
January
2023
Permafrost thaw may increase the production of neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) in northern peatlands, but the downstream delivery of MeHg is uncertain. We quantified total mercury (THg) and MeHg...
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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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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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Nature-based Solutions leverage nature and the power of healthy ecosystems to protect people, optimise infrastructure and safeguard a stable and biodiverse future. Explore topics related to Nature...
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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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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...
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Resource Date:
September
2023
Although peatlands cover only 3% of the world's land, they store about twice as much carbon as in the biomass of all the world's forests combined. Thus, they are incredibly important especially for...
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On 19th June 2023, BirdWatch Ireland hosted an online presentation by Dr. Flo Renou Wilson, peatland expert from University College Dublin. Participants included members of different organisations...
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The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, interesting facts, events and more. In our July issue of the Wetland Knowledge Exchange...
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The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, interesting facts, events and more. In our June issue of the Wetland Knowledge Exchange...
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Resource Date:
November
2023
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: The Arctic...
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Resource Date:
September
2023
The Wetland Knowledge Exchange releases monthly newsletters that highlight new research, publications, news, events and more. In this edition you will learn about: The outsized role of small ephemeral...
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Authors
Christopher Evans
Vincent Gauci
To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and restoration of wetlands play a key role. This report outlines the contribution of wetlands to global methane output; differences between...
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Authors
Sophie Wilkinson
Raymond Andersen
Paul Moore
Scott Davidson
Gustaf Granath
Mike Waddington
Resource Date:
April
2023
The northern peatland carbon sink plays a vital role in climate regulation; however, the future of the carbon sink is uncertain, in part, due to the changing interactions of peatlands and wildfire...
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Resource Date:
March
2022
This 10-minute video will equip you with the knowledge to identify the different wetland classes found in Canada's boreal. Identification of wetland types is a first step toward conservation and a...