Grant: Canada Research Chairs

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.