Figure 2
From: Severe wildfire exposes remnant peat carbon stocks to increased post-fire drying
Simulated peatland evapotranspiration (ET) for burn depths ranging between 0 and 0.3 m (black solid line). Pre-fire feather moss – Sphagnum transition within the simulated peatland at a depth of 0.15 m (as pictured). Measured burn depths for peatland interiors observed across Alberta, Canada (blue circles; mean ± standard deviation8,13,14,15,16 with associated simulated post-fire ET. Future climate (red circles) represent burn depths observed by8 within a moderately drained peatland indicative of peatland ecology, hydrology and fire severities projected under future climates. Simulated ET does not represent a prediction for individual sites which represent a broad range in hydrological conditions and feather moss surface covers.
