Principal Investigator:Robinson, Stephen Licensed Year(s):
1996
1995 Summary:
Research will be conducted in a peatland complex approximately 12 km west of Fort Simpson (4 km west of the Wrigley Road). The major component of the field work will include the collection of peat cores in both frozen and unfrozen terrain to about 1 m depth. A total of approximately 100 cores will be collected. Core holes will be approximately 15 cm wide, and will be filled to minimize terrain ...
Principal Investigator:Marion, Christine Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
The researchers will take and analyse duplicate peat cores collected at each of their sites. A modified Macaulay peat corer (inside diameter 5 cm) for the non frozen peat and a small diameter permafrost probe for the perennially frozen peat will be used. Analysis of the peat cores for macrofossils stratigraphy, vegitation stratigraphy and peat chemistry will be completed....
Principal Investigator:Wein, Ross Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
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 stratigra...
Principal Investigator:Kettles, Inez Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
The researcher will map the configuration of peat deposits and permafrost within them using geophysical surveys (ground penetrating radar and EM-31). This will involve setting out a traverse line on foot using measuring tape and flagging tape, taking measurements along the traverse line with hand-held equipment and measuring the depth of peat using a probe. The researcher will drive or fly out ...
Principal Investigator:Vardy, Sheila Licensed Year(s):1993
1992
Summary:
This research is part of a Canadian-Russian collaborative, interdisciplinary project aimed at the history of treeline fluctuations in circumboreal regions. We will also investigate the feasibility of using peat as a temporal record of pesticide residues. It will also investigate methods utilized in temperate peat studies and the applicability of these methods in northern Canada....
Principal Investigator:Wein, Ross Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The research will examine permafrost-containing peat plateaus that have burned during severe fires to determine the features of subsidence (decrease) and the rate of subsidence....
Principal Investigator:Spivey, Diane Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
Diane Spivey is interested in knowing why there is less permafrost now in peatbogs. First, she will be mapping areas that have thawed and collapsed. Then, she will be looking and sampling vegetation to see if the vegetation has been disturbed so that it no longer insulates the permafrost as well. Last, she will look to see how well peat retains heat and acts as an insulator. She will use this i...
Principal Investigator:Somr, Christopher Licensed Year(s):1992
1988
1987 Summary:
Chris Somr is returning as part of Dr. King's research party working on the Truelove Lowland. He is extracting columns of soil from peat bogs to determine what the climate was like long ago....