Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$100,000.00
Canada Research Chair in Boreal Bioegeochemistry
FY 2024-25
Summary
Boreal landscapes cover most of Canada, encompass the majority of the watershed feeding large Arctic rivers, and are predicted to undergo some of the largest climate changes globally this century. Increasing terrestrial organic matter (TOM) export from boreal rivers over the past few decades suggests climate-induced alterations of these landscapes with repercussions for downstream aquatic and marine ecosystems. This research program will focus on the transformation and fate of TOM across the terrestrial-aquatic-marine interface to understand climate change impacts on (1) ecosystem function (carbon, nutrient cycling and food webs) and (2) climate-carbon feedbacks within boreal watersheds and their associated coastal environments.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2017-00315
Name nom
Ziegler, Susan
Department département
Earth Sciences - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF105
Field of research list names en
Earth and related environmental sciences
Field of research list names fr
Sciences de la Terre et sciences de l'environnement connexes
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Canada Research Chair in Boreal Bioegeochemistry
Keywords
biogeochemistry; climate change; carbon cycling; terrestrial-aquatic-marine exchange; watersheds; stable isotopes; biomarkers
Application summary
Boreal landscapes cover most of Canada, encompass the majority of the watershed feeding large Arctic rivers, and are predicted to undergo some of the largest climate changes globally this century. Increasing terrestrial organic matter (TOM) export from boreal rivers over the past few decades suggests climate-induced alterations of these landscapes with repercussions for downstream aquatic and marine ecosystems. This research program will focus on the transformation and fate of TOM across the terrestrial-aquatic-marine interface to understand climate change impacts on (1) ecosystem function (carbon, nutrient cycling and food webs) and (2) climate-carbon feedbacks within boreal watersheds and their associated coastal environments.
