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DESCRIPTION:Peatlands are vital ecosystems\, storing one-third of the world
 ’s soil carbon and are a key nature-based climate solution. Understanding 
 the dynamics of these systems\, particularly the phenology (i.e.\, the lea
 f out\, timing of maximum greenness and senescence) of understory vegetati
 on such as sedges\, mosses\, and shrubs\, is essential for tracking their 
 functioning.\n\n \n\nTo address this\, The PeatPic Project\, a community-b
 ased citizen science initiative\, was developed\, using smartphone-based m
 ethods to monitor peatland vegetation. Contributions from 27 sites across 
 10 countries during 2021 and 2022 revealed significant variations in leaf 
 greenness indices\, such as the timing of peak greenness\, across biomes.
 \n\n \n\nBuilding on the success of The PeatPic Project\, this expanded in
 to Tracking the Colour of Peatlands\, a broader community-based effort to 
 monitor vegetation phenology and assess peatland health across diverse lan
 dscapes. This seminar will explore how community science can provide usefu
 l data on peatland functioning and providing critical insights for peatlan
 d conservation\, management and restoration efforts.\n
DTSTART:20250929T140000Z
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LOCATION:Room 426\, Burnside Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B9\, 805 rue 
 Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Exploring peatland phenology: tracking the colour of peatlands usin
 g community science (Scott Davidson\, UQAM)
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/geography/channels/event/exploring-peatland-pheno
 logy-tracking-colour-peatlands-using-community-science-scott-davidson-uqam
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