Big Creek - Wetland Carbon Cycle Study (English, HTML)

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2025-12-17

The goal of this carbon cycle study is to: * better understand wetland carbon uptake and losses to the atmosphere across watersheds * evaluate wetland carbon’s usefulness as a natural climate solution Study sites Study sites for this project are: * Big Creek Watershed in Southern Ontario * White River in the experimental forest area in Northern Ontario We chose these sites to represent relatively data-scarce regions of Ontario, and locations that represent: * recently restored wetland * an undisturbed wetland These locations can show how wetlands can act as natural climate solutions. Wetlands and climate change Wetlands absorb and release atmospheric carbon as plants grow and decompose. If wetlands absorb more carbon than they release, they can act as natural climate solutions. Wetland restoration and wetland preservation: * promotes carbon uptake by wetlands in Ontario * slows future climate warming Wetland carbon exchange with the atmosphere varies immensely across space and time. These continuous measurements are used to: * calculate the amount of carbon moving between the air, plants and soils of wetlands * improve numerical models that will help us predict how wetland carbon…

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