Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky
@queenofpeat.bsky.social
Professor, scientist, mom. Chaser of wildfires and permafrost thaw. I love bogs and want you to join me.
Reposted by Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky
Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests - Ecosystems
Conifer forests historically have been resilient to wildfires in part due to thick organic soil layers that regulate combustion and post-fire moisture and vegetation change. However, recent shifts in ...
link.springer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests - Ecosystems
Conifer forests historically have been resilient to wildfires in part due to thick organic soil layers that regulate combustion and post-fire moisture and vegetation change. However, recent shifts in ...
link.springer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Oh yes! Physically and mentally.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Oh yes! Physically and mentally.
LOL. Love this and very smart!
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
LOL. Love this and very smart!
I mean, I have been called worse things. Ha.
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I mean, I have been called worse things. Ha.
Beautiful and muskeg is one of my favorite words. In the days of Flickr, my handle was muskegger. :)
January 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Beautiful and muskeg is one of my favorite words. In the days of Flickr, my handle was muskegger. :)
Reposted by Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky
Love bogs! (More often called muskegs here in SE Alaska) Sphagnum moss and carnivorous plants are some of my favorite things
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Love bogs! (More often called muskegs here in SE Alaska) Sphagnum moss and carnivorous plants are some of my favorite things
I am all in. Bog witches are what the world needs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I am all in. Bog witches are what the world needs.
For every day is a great day for bogging….
Last line of my book (coming later this year)!!!!
Last line of my book (coming later this year)!!!!
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
For every day is a great day for bogging….
Last line of my book (coming later this year)!!!!
Last line of my book (coming later this year)!!!!
West Virginia has some amazing bogs with near identical plants and peat to boreal bogs. They are stunning! @miriamcjones.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
West Virginia has some amazing bogs with near identical plants and peat to boreal bogs. They are stunning! @miriamcjones.bsky.social
Absolutely!
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Absolutely!