Differential peat deformation, compressibility, and water storage between peatland microforms: Implications for ecosystem function and development

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Waddington, J M ^a   Kellner, E ^a,b   Strack, M ^c   Price, J S ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Midvatten AB   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PROFILES; ECOHYDROLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; GAS CONTENT; HUMIFICATION; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; PEAT THICKNESS; PEATLAND; QUEBEC , CANADA; SEASONAL AMPLITUDES; SOIL LAYER; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE MOVEMENT; THERMAL PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WATER DEFICITS; WATER STORAGE; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROFORMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; PEATLAND; SPATIAL VARIATION; SWELLING; WATER CONTENT; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 77955343527     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009WR008802     Document Type: Article

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