Peat depth and carbon storage of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada
- Alemu Gonsamo
, - Yiyao Li,
- Daorui Han,
- Cheryl A Rogers,
- Sarah A Finkelstein,
- Oleksandra Hararuk,
- James M Waddington,
- Carlos Barreto,
- James W Mclaughlin,
- James Snider
Yiyao Li
School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
Daorui Han
School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
Cheryl A Rogers
School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
Sarah A Finkelstein
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto
Oleksandra Hararuk
Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
James M Waddington
School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
Carlos Barreto
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
James W Mclaughlin
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
James Snider
World Wildlife Fund Canada
Abstract
• Peat depth increases with distance further away from the coast in Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) • The average peat depth of HBL is 184 (±48) cm with 90% of depths falling within 87-264 cm • HBL stores 30 (±6) Pg carbon (C) with average value of 86 (±35) kg m-212 Jun 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive 13 Jun 2024Published in ESS Open Archive
