Regions: Dehcho Region, South Slave Region
Tags: soil, stratigraphy, peatlands, sediment core sampling, morphology
| Principal Investigator: | Wein, Ross (17) |
| Licence Number: | 12800 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1995
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1995 |
| Project Team: | R. Gal, I. Nader, B. Sanders, M. Liston, H. Brungs, Q. Botroff, S. Dedio, L. Wood, D. Wein, S. Nalder. |
Objective(s): To investigate the interaction between fire, forest development and climate change in the western boreal forest of Canada and assess the implications for forest management. The research in the NWT is one segment of a multi-year research program which also includes areas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Project Description: The researchers will sample 200-300 forest stands in Wood Buffalo National Park and surrounding areas as well as in the Fort Simpson area. A number of measurements will be taken in each site as well as soil cores and sections of decomposing logs and snages. These will be taken to the U. of A. for analysis. In addition, sediment cores will be taken in lake sediment and/or peatlands for stratigraphy and morphology analysis.
