INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING ON PEATLAND BURN SEVERITY

iv ACKNOWLEDGEMNETS vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF TABLES ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 10 1.1 Smouldering dynamics and peat burn severity 11 1.2 The Western Boreal Plain and hydrologic response areas 16 1.3 Thesis objectives and structure 19 1.4 References 21 1.5 Figures 29 CHAPTER 2: PEAT BURN SEVERITY: INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING 31 2.