Publications

Papers
Presentations (selected)
Conference Posters

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Papers

 

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Presentations (selected)

Lukenbach, M.C., Wilcox, B.P., Munster, C.L., and Fox, W.E. (2011) Mixed Hydrologic Recovery of a Mesquite Rangeland. Contributed poster presented at the Ecological Integration Symposium, College Station, TX. March 2011.

Lukenbach, M.C. and Frazier, C. (2010) Water Resources at Texas A&M University. Contributed presentation at Student Research Week, College Station, TX. March 2010.

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Conference Posters

 

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Teaching

McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 3B03, Ecosystems and Climate Change, 2012-13	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 4B03 Watershed Ecohydrology, 2012-13	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 3B03, Ecosystems and Climate Change, 2011-12	T.A.
McMaster University	EARTH/ENVIR SC 4B03 Watershed Ecohydrology, 2011-12	T.A.

 

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Affiliations

• American Geophysical Union
• Canadian Geophysical Union

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Research

Research Interests:

• Wetland Hydrology
• Wildfire
• Hydrogeology

Thesis Summary:

Wildfire is the most prevalent disturbance affecting peatlands in the Western Boreal Plain. As climate change occurs and fire regimes shift, peatlands located in the Utikuma Lake Region of central Alberta may be particularly sensitive to wildfire because they are located at the southern boundary of their climate tolerance. Hydrological investigations provide an understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of peatlands to wildfire by examining a peatland’s moisture regime. Recent research has described how the ecohydrology of a peatland controls wildfire impacts; however, these were localized studies that did not account for the spatial variability existing across peatlands of the Western Boreal Plain. Thus, it is necessary to scale hydrological studies to encompass how wildfire impacts vary within peatlands, between peatland types (i.e. bog, fen, swamp), and among peatlands situated in different hydrogeological settings. Such spatial analyses of wildfire impacts will assist researchers and fire managers in mitigating human and environmental costs by identifying the most vulnerable and resilient peatlands within the Western Boreal Plain.

 

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