Peatland drainage alters soil structure and water retention properties: Implications for ecosystem function and management
Published in Hydrological Processes, 2022
Recommended citation: Word, C. S., McLaughlin, D. L., Strahm, B. D., Stewart, R. D., Varner, J. M., Wurster, F. C., Amestoy, T. J., & Link, N. T. (2022). "Peatland drainage alters soil structure and water retention properties: Implications for ecosystem function and management." Hydrological Processes, 36(3), e14533. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14533
Here, we study how historic wetland drainage permanently changed soil properties in the Great Dismal Swamp (Virginia/North Carolina). I contributed to this work as an undergraduate researcher during an NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at Virginia Tech (summer 2019).
Recommended citation: Word, C. S., McLaughlin, D. L., Strahm, B. D., Stewart, R. D., Varner, J. M., Wurster, F. C., Amestoy, T. J., & Link, N. T. (2022). Peatland drainage alters soil structure and water retention properties: Implications for ecosystem function and management. Hydrological Processes, 36(3), e14533.