Can-Peat Metadata Record
Title: Water quality and hydrometric data from disturbed peatland catchments in central Alberta, Canada
Citation: Frei, R. (2024). Water quality and hydrometric data from disturbed peatland catchments in central Alberta, Canada, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/790fa65aebc24e4c98f2ee5a82cd3d7e
Study Site: Central Alberta
Purpose: Horticultural peat extraction can affect downstream mobilization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous), harming aquatic ecosystems and water quality. However, it is unknown how regional climate and catchment land use influence the biogeochemical vulnerability of peatlands to extraction.
Abstract: Over two years, we used eight repeat synoptic surveys of 55 nested subcatchments to quantify the impacts of peat extraction on DOM and nutrient concentrations and transport through the stream networks of two mixed land-use catchments on the subhumid interior plains of western Canada. We used random forest models to disentangle the effects of land cover, hydrology, and temperature on water chemistry.
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Status: Complete
Keywords:
hydrology,
phosphorus,
nitrogen,
dissolved organic carbon,
Geographical coordinates: North: 53.56, South: 53.33 East: -114.66 West: -115.12
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2020-06-01, End
Date: 2021-09-30
