Fire Related Degradation of Palsas
Regions: South Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost degradation, forest fire
| Principal Investigator: | Wein, Ross (17) |
| Licence Number: | 9108 |
| Organization: | Boreal Institute for Northern Studies |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Project Team: | Peter A. Thomas; Bob Ellis; Ross Priddle |
Objective(s): to document the collapse of burned palsas; to experimentally test the hypothesis that severe fires will lead to degradation of permafrost and palsas collapse.
Project Description: Dr. Wein and his research team are studying permafrost-based wetland forests that were burned by severe fires in 1981.
