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Research Projects
We use an interdisciplinary approach, combining bulk- and molecular-level analyses, to explore carbon and nutrient dynamics in climatically-sensitive watersheds, and to probe the functional role of microbial communities in these dynamics.
View the following tabs for details on some current and past projects.
Biogeochemical fluxes in glaciers and oceans in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Photo below from our 2019 summer season in Jones Sound
In this project, we aim to explore the:
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nature and mechanism of nutrient and organic carbon enhancement and export from glacial systems
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physical and biological controls on glacial and marine carbon and nutrient cycling
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​implications of this export on marine production and past and future carbon cycling regimes in the oceans
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We have been doing this work since 2019 in Jones Sound, Nunavut with our partners in the Inuit hamlet of Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), the northernmost community in Canada
Figure 1. Conceptual figure showing potential impacts of glacial meltwater discharge into the marine environment.
Created by M.Cavaco.
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