2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)
Session No. 104 Monday, 23 October 2006
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Pennsylvania Convention Center: 104 A

T86. Peatland Patterns and Hydrological Processes: From the Subarctic to the Subtropics

Jud Harvey and Andrew Reeve, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
104-11:35 PM HISTORICAL ROOTS OF HYDROLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN PEATLAND SCIENCE WITH A MODERN PERSPECTIVE FROM NORTHERN PEAT BASINS: GLASER, Paul H., Limnologic Research Center, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, glase001@umn.edu, SIEGEL, Donald I., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, and REEVE, Andrew S., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469
104-21:50 PM PRESENT AND FUTURE HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PEAT FORMATION AND DEGRADATION: WOLSKI, Piotr and MURRAY-HUDSON, Mike, Harry Oppeiheimer Okavango Research Centre, private bag 285, Maun, 00000, Botswana, pwolski@orc.ub.bw
104-32:10 PM UN-PATTERNING PATTERNED PEATLANDS: AN ECOHYDROLOGICAL FEEDBACK TO CLIMATE CHANGE: WADDINGTON, J.M.1, SWANSON, D.K.2, and STRACK, M.1, (1) School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, wadding@mcmaster.ca, (2) USDA Forest Service, PO Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814
104-42:25 PM ECOHYDROLOGICAL FEEDBACKS CONTROLLING MICROTOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION DIVERSITY, AND LANDSCAPE PATTERN IN LOW-GRADIENT, LOTIC PEATLANDS: LARSEN, Laurel G.1, HARVEY, Judson W.2, and CRIMALDI, John P.1, (1) Civil, Envrionmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, Laurel.Griggs@colorado.edu, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192
104-52:45 PM USING NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS TO CHARACTERIZE PEATLAND SYSTEMS: SLATER, Lee D., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, lslater@andromeda.rutgers.edu, COMAS, Xavier, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave., Boyden 407, Newark, NJ 07102, and REEVE, Andrew, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790
104-63:05 PM PEATLAND HYDROLOGY IN TROPICAL INDONESIA: NEUZIL, Sandra G., U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, sneuzil@usgs.gov
104-73:20 PM USING GROUND-WATER FLOW SIMULATIONS FOR PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF PEATLAND HYDROLOGY IN THE KENAI PENINSULA LOWLANDS, ALASKA: REEVE, Andrew S., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469, asreeve@maine.edu and GRACZ, Mike, Kenai Watershed Forum, Old Town Professional Center, Homer, AK 99603
 3:35 PM Break
104-83:50 PM HEAT TRANSPORT IN NORTHERN PEATLANDS: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS, BENCHMARKS, AND APPLICATIONS WITH FREEZING: MCKENZIE, Jeffrey M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada, mckenzie@eps.mcgill.ca and VOSS, Clifford I., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
104-94:10 PM FEEDBACK BETWEEN SUBSURFACE WATER FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A SUBARCTIC PERMAFROST PEATLAND: HAYASHI, Masaki, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, hayashi@ucalgary.ca, QUINTON, William L., Cold Region Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada, and WRIGHT, Nicole, Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V3B 7R5, Canada
104-104:25 PM HYDROLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON VEGETATION AND MARL FLAT PATTERNS IN MINEROTROPHIC FENS: DUVAL, Timothy Peter1, WADDINGTON, J. Michael1, and BRANFIREUN, Brian A.2, (1) School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Burke Science Building Room 235, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, duvaltp@mcmaster.ca, (2) Department of Geography, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada
104-114:40 PM EVOLUTION OF BIOGENIC GASSES IN PEAT SOILS USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR): COMAS, Xavier1, SLATER, Lee1, REEVE, Andrew2, NOLAN, Jay3, and O'BRIEN, Michael3, (1) Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, xcomas@pegasus.rutgers.edu, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, (3) Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 138, Newark, NJ 07102
104-124:55 PM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY AND BIOGENIC FREE PHASE GAS (FPG) BUILD UP IN PEAT SOILS: ROY MOULIK, Maitry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey, Smith 141, 101 Warren St, Newark, NJ 07102, maitry@pegasus.rutgers.edu, COMAS, Xavier, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave., Boyden 407, Newark, NJ 07102, and SLATER, Lee D., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave, Room 407, Newark, NJ 07102
104-135:10 PM GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF KANOKOLUS BOG (MAINE): IMPLICATIONS FOR PEAT BASIN DEVELOPMENT: NOLAN, James1, SLATER, Lee2, COMAS, Xavier2, and O'BRIEN, Michael2, (1) Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, jtnolan@pegasus.rutgers.edu, (2) Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102

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