Over 9 growing seasons, I found surprisingly consistent ET in a shallow peatland & rock barrens landscape. Though we observed some water-loss-limiting mechanisms (ex. moss albedo change), unique hydrophysical properties of shallow peat may allow continued ET until water table drops below the profile
#Advection of hot, dry air from rock barrens may also contribute to continued ET. Because ET only becomes restricted once the water table disappears from large areas of the peatland, the delayed response cannot prevent severe moisture deficits.
Excited to announce that our latest #SurvivalOfTheDeepest paper was just published! Read more about it here ⬇️
Really grateful that I had the chance to learn from Gracie & help out with this Georgian Bay Biosphere video!
Excited to share that our research group's latest "Survival of the Deepest" paper has been accepted! We outline how strengths of several ecohydrological feedbacks are likely different between #peatlands of different depths, leading to increased vulnerability of shallow systems.
Kyra Simone
We expect that the limited storage capacity and persistent ET increase vulnerability of shallow peatlands to #drought stress and severe burning in the event of #wildfire, threatening long-term #carbon storage.
#PeatSky #ecohydrology #resilience #EarlyWarningSignals
This is the second publication in a series that identifies shallow peatlands as sentinels, potentially alerting us to stresses likely to face deeper peatlands under #ClimateChange. Stay tuned for more! #peat #carbon #wildfire
Very excited to announce that my first PhD research paper is out! 🎉
We think shallow #peatlands represent #ClimateChange "sentinels" for deeper peats, but we don't know much about their #evapotranspiration (ET) dynamics 🧵
doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70558
@nobel-water.bsky.social #PeatPaper #OpenAccess
Kyra Simone
Kyra Simone
Kyra Simone
Kyra Simone
We examine energy balance and evapotranspiration dynamics in a shallow peatland as an analogue for projected climate change impacts in deeper peatlands. Across nine growing seasons, we document simil...
