Browsing Geography and Environmental Management by Subject "James Bay Lowland"
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A changing North: The implications of high-volume groundwater extraction and reduced water availability on sub-arctic peatland hydrology, connectivity, and geochemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-05)Patterned bog and fen peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) currently make up 90% of land cover in this region and form one of the largest continuous peatland complexes in the world. A globally significant storage of ... -
The hydrological interactions within a mine impacted peatland, James Bay Lowland, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-05)The development of a large open-pit diamond mine in the James Bay Lowland, one of the world’s largest wetland complexes, provides insight into hydrological processes that sustain wetlands in the region. The bog and fen ... -
Saturated and vadose zone fate and transport of a continuously released tracer in a sub-arctic bog peatland
(University of Waterloo, 2017-02-22)In Ontario’s James Bay Lowland, sub-arctic bog and fen peatlands make up 90% of the landscape. Increasing resource extraction operations in this area pose a risk of contaminant release into these systems, both intentional ...