Dating peat: what lies beneath and when it got there (Online)
October 29 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FreeAs part of the Wetland Knowledge Exchange’s monthly webinar series, Dr. Nicole Sanderson will present a webinar on Dating Peat: What Lies Beneath and When It Got There.
| Presenter: | Dr. Nicole Sanderson Assistant Professor, Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal Radiochronology Laboratory, Geotop Research Centre |
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| Topic: | Recent and rapid changes in climate and permafrost thaw are impacting ecohydrology and carbon dynamics in high-latitude peatlands. Given that peatland and wetland conservation is a crucial nature-based climate solution, there is increasing demand for information on carbon stocks across different ecosystems (“How much carbon is in my peatland?”) as well as on accumulation rates (“Since when has carbon been accumulating? Has the rate changed over time?”). However, understanding these rapid changes on decadal to centennial scales remains challenging, partly due to historically poor dating resolution in surface peat, leading to poor predictions of future C sink potential. Our projects, focusing particularly on the last ~100-200 years, aim to improve our understanding of how carbon storage evolves with environmental shifts. |
| Time: | 14:00 – 15:00 EDT/UTC-4 |
| Notes: | This webinar is free of charge and log in information will be provided on your ticket via email following registration. If you are unable to attend this day, please note the webinars are recorded and will be available for viewing shortly after the webinar concludes at https://vimeo.com/wetlandknowledgeexchange |