Peatland methane emissions and influencing environmental factors in the southern fringe of the discontinuous permafrost zone, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories

• Main Author: Liblik, Laura K. (Laura Kaarin)
• Other Authors: Moore, T. R. (advisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1996
• Subjects: Peatlands > Northwest Territories > Fort Simpson Region; Atmospheric methane > Northwest Territories > Fort Simpson Region; Water table > Northwest Territories > Fort Simpson Region; Greenhouse gases > Environmental aspects > Northwest Territories > Fort Simpson Region; Fort Simpson; Northwest Territories; permafrost
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24020

A static chamber technique was used to measure methane emissions in July and August, 1995 from peatland sites in the Fort Simpson area, Northwest Territories, at the southern fringe of the discontinuous permafrost zone. Sites were classified ecologically and geomorphologically, and water table and t...