HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – External and internal drivers behind the formation, vegetation succession, and carbon balance of a subarctic fen margin
In this research publication, researchers investigated the formation, vegetation succession, and carbon balance of peatland margins in Finnish Lapland. This study leverages HydroGeoSphere (HGS) alongside paleoecological records and remote sensing to address long-standing challenges in understanding how new peatland areas initiate, expand, and influence climate through carbon cycling.
Staff Research Highlight - Comparative Valuation of Three Ecosystem Services in a Canadian Watershed Using Global, Regional, and Local Unit Values
This new study, authored by Dr. Tariq Aziz, aims to compare ecosystem services values derived from three different sources: locally derived unit values specific to the Grand River Watershed, unit values from a regional database, and unit values compiled in the global Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD).
Staff Research Highlight - Accounting impacts of renewable energy expansions on ecosystem services to balance the trade-offs
This new study, authored by Dr. Tariq Aziz, investigates the complex and often competing relationship between two vital components of our world: renewable energy systems and ecosystem services. Renewable energy is becoming increasingly popular as the demand for energy rises and appeal for fossil energy sources, such as oil, gas, or coal, diminishes.