What this project investigates: How moose impact carbon storage in forests and what population size would be optimal for enabling carbon storage and biodiversity conservation.
How this will be addressed: By measuring plant and soil carbon capture in two national parks where moose populations are large and protected, and in landscape locations between the parks where moose populations are smaller because they are hunted.
Why it matters: Forests store large amounts of carbon and understanding each component of the forest ecosystem is important for implementing effective conservation and forest management strategies.
Image credit: Coulter Schmitz - Female moose browsing in a boreal forest in Canada
Focus Area:
Ecological & Biological Capture
Project Lead:
Oswald Schmitz
Region or Field Site:
Newfoundland
