Title: Deeper burning in a boreal fen peatland 1‐year post‐wildfire accelerates recovery trajectory of carbon dioxide uptake
Citation: Morison, M., van Beest, C., Macrae, M., Nwaishi, F., & Petrone, R. Deeper burning in a boreal fen peatland 1-year post-wildfire accelerates recovery trajectory of carbon dioxide uptake. Ecohydrology: https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2277
Study Site: Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Purpose: Peatlands contain a globally significant store (30%) of soil carbon (C). Within the Canadian Western Boreal Plains, where peatlands are a dominant feature, the climate is becoming warmer and drier, coupled with an increase in forest fire incidence. The response of peatlands to forest fire is likely to be a key determinant in the future of C storage of Boreal peatlands. This study examined the impacts of fire on key environmental controls on CO2 fluxes at the plot-scale (using static chambers) between burned and unburned understory vegetation throughout the growing season of 2017 in a treed fen impacted by the Horse River wildfire (2016) in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract: CO2 fluxes, vegetation surveys, nutrient and water measurements for a boreal fen peatland 1‐year post‐wildfire in Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Fort McMurray, Alberta, data collected in 2017
Supplemental Information Summary: The data that support the findings of this study are available in the Supporting Information.
Research: Boreal Water Futures, as part of the Global Water Futures Program
Further Info: Morison, M., van Beest, C., Macrae, M., Nwaishi, F., & Petrone, R. Deeper burning in a boreal fen peatland 1-year post-wildfire accelerates recovery trajectory of carbon dioxide uptake. Ecohydrology: https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2277
Status: Complete
Keywords:
carbon dioxide,
peat properties,
hydrology,
vegetation,
soil carbon,
Wildfire,
Fen,
Geographical coordinates: North: 56.22, South: 56.22 East: -111.14 West: -111.14
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2017-01-01, End
Date: 2017-12-31
