Summary: Changes in the buffering function
of wetlands over the last century
Katrina Caley & Phil Owens
October 2, 2010 QRRC Open House
What are wetland `functions'?
· Provide important
habitat
· Mitigate flood events
· Sequester nutrients
and other elements
(carbon)
· Regulate the flow of
sediment
Wetlands in the Quesnel River Basin
Total number of wetlands = 5897
Total Area = 168 km2
% Land area = 1.6%
Research question
How are wetland functions impacted by a
land disturbance?

Source: Aukema, Brian - ukema, Brian - Canadian Forest Service & Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia

Collections: Environmental Sciences and Ecology