Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
@melinaguene.bsky.social
Assistant Professor & Junior Researcher for the Partnership Research Chair in Ecosystem Restoration (Université Laval)
Interested in #peatland #ecology #restoration #sphagnum #bryophytes #PeatECR #PeatSky
mguenenanchen.weebly.com
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Interested in #peatland #ecology #restoration #sphagnum #bryophytes #PeatECR #PeatSky
mguenenanchen.weebly.com
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Proud moment here, I started to work on this data during my PhD in 2016 and now almost 10 years later, this paper is published.
✨ New open-access publication! ✨
This study sets a benchmark for defining reference ecosystems in Sphagnum-dominated #peatlands of Eastern Canada, analyzing 168 peatlands to describe #bryophyte habitats.
🔗 Read the article: shorturl.at/8VND2
📂 Access the dataset: shorturl.at/H4vG8
This study sets a benchmark for defining reference ecosystems in Sphagnum-dominated #peatlands of Eastern Canada, analyzing 168 peatlands to describe #bryophyte habitats.
🔗 Read the article: shorturl.at/8VND2
📂 Access the dataset: shorturl.at/H4vG8
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Proud moment here, I started to work on this data during my PhD in 2016 and now almost 10 years later, this paper is published.
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
The Peatland Breakthrough -
that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People
at #COP30 in Brazil
💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3)
💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil
Participate in person or via lifestream!
that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People
at #COP30 in Brazil
💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3)
💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil
Participate in person or via lifestream!
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Peatland Breakthrough -
that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People
at #COP30 in Brazil
💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3)
💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil
Participate in person or via lifestream!
that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People
at #COP30 in Brazil
💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3)
💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil
Participate in person or via lifestream!
I think (hope) this marks the end of my field season!
And what a beautiful way to wrap it up, at a #peatland restored in 2023, with a lush carpet of Sphagnum mosses 🌿
Also, yes, that’s a bread knife in my hand. If you’ve ever sampled peat or moss in the field, you know it’s an essential tool 😉🔪
And what a beautiful way to wrap it up, at a #peatland restored in 2023, with a lush carpet of Sphagnum mosses 🌿
Also, yes, that’s a bread knife in my hand. If you’ve ever sampled peat or moss in the field, you know it’s an essential tool 😉🔪
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I think (hope) this marks the end of my field season!
And what a beautiful way to wrap it up, at a #peatland restored in 2023, with a lush carpet of Sphagnum mosses 🌿
Also, yes, that’s a bread knife in my hand. If you’ve ever sampled peat or moss in the field, you know it’s an essential tool 😉🔪
And what a beautiful way to wrap it up, at a #peatland restored in 2023, with a lush carpet of Sphagnum mosses 🌿
Also, yes, that’s a bread knife in my hand. If you’ve ever sampled peat or moss in the field, you know it’s an essential tool 😉🔪
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
So permafrost peatlands burn and they release lots of CO2 through combustion - but that's just the start. Christopher Schulze shows in a new GRL study that slow recovery causes continued CO2 losses in the following decade - overall similar in magnitude to the combustion!
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So permafrost peatlands burn and they release lots of CO2 through combustion - but that's just the start. Christopher Schulze shows in a new GRL study that slow recovery causes continued CO2 losses in the following decade - overall similar in magnitude to the combustion!
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
🌿 New PERG publication in #RestorationEcology
We tracked 147 restored #peatland sectors over 20 years to assess the Moss Layer Transfer Technique #MLTT.
➡️ Up to 80% success in under 10 years in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PeatSky #PeatECR
We tracked 147 restored #peatland sectors over 20 years to assess the Moss Layer Transfer Technique #MLTT.
➡️ Up to 80% success in under 10 years in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PeatSky #PeatECR
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🌿 New PERG publication in #RestorationEcology
We tracked 147 restored #peatland sectors over 20 years to assess the Moss Layer Transfer Technique #MLTT.
➡️ Up to 80% success in under 10 years in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PeatSky #PeatECR
We tracked 147 restored #peatland sectors over 20 years to assess the Moss Layer Transfer Technique #MLTT.
➡️ Up to 80% success in under 10 years in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PeatSky #PeatECR
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
📢 New Peatpedia post! A brief intro to #peatland soils, peat fossils, and moss piglets. Moss piglets! Microscopic creatures wriggling in the moss. I got very distracted doing background research on them, so a future post will be dedicated entirely to moss piglets!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
September 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
📢 New Peatpedia post! A brief intro to #peatland soils, peat fossils, and moss piglets. Moss piglets! Microscopic creatures wriggling in the moss. I got very distracted doing background research on them, so a future post will be dedicated entirely to moss piglets!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
Back from 10 days in the #Nunavik #tundra 🌬️🌿
Studying dust deposition impacts on microbial #biocrusts with my MSc student Ariane Fortin, and testing Rough & Loose #restoration on a mined esker 💥🌱
Studying dust deposition impacts on microbial #biocrusts with my MSc student Ariane Fortin, and testing Rough & Loose #restoration on a mined esker 💥🌱
September 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Back from 10 days in the #Nunavik #tundra 🌬️🌿
Studying dust deposition impacts on microbial #biocrusts with my MSc student Ariane Fortin, and testing Rough & Loose #restoration on a mined esker 💥🌱
Studying dust deposition impacts on microbial #biocrusts with my MSc student Ariane Fortin, and testing Rough & Loose #restoration on a mined esker 💥🌱
🎓 Tons of grad school options… but this one stands out!
Why do your master’s with me?
🌱 Help restore disturbed #peatlands
🌿 Join PERG, global leader in peatland science
🤝 Vibrant team (20+), weekly meetups, great vibes
➡️ shorturl.at/BgIPE
#PeatSky #PeatECR
Why do your master’s with me?
🌱 Help restore disturbed #peatlands
🌿 Join PERG, global leader in peatland science
🤝 Vibrant team (20+), weekly meetups, great vibes
➡️ shorturl.at/BgIPE
#PeatSky #PeatECR
August 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🎓 Tons of grad school options… but this one stands out!
Why do your master’s with me?
🌱 Help restore disturbed #peatlands
🌿 Join PERG, global leader in peatland science
🤝 Vibrant team (20+), weekly meetups, great vibes
➡️ shorturl.at/BgIPE
#PeatSky #PeatECR
Why do your master’s with me?
🌱 Help restore disturbed #peatlands
🌿 Join PERG, global leader in peatland science
🤝 Vibrant team (20+), weekly meetups, great vibes
➡️ shorturl.at/BgIPE
#PeatSky #PeatECR
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
🛠️ Cool tool alert!
Past PhD student Sebastián Gutierrez Pacheco built a method to estimate daily water table levels from sparse data — using PERG data 🌿
💸 Super handy when you can’t afford fancy loggers in every well!
github.com/segupa03/gro...
#hydrology #peatlands #opensource #python
Past PhD student Sebastián Gutierrez Pacheco built a method to estimate daily water table levels from sparse data — using PERG data 🌿
💸 Super handy when you can’t afford fancy loggers in every well!
github.com/segupa03/gro...
#hydrology #peatlands #opensource #python
GitHub - segupa03/groundwater-daily-estimation-tsd: A Python package for estimating daily groundwater levels using TSD methodology
A Python package for estimating daily groundwater levels using TSD methodology - segupa03/groundwater-daily-estimation-tsd
github.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🛠️ Cool tool alert!
Past PhD student Sebastián Gutierrez Pacheco built a method to estimate daily water table levels from sparse data — using PERG data 🌿
💸 Super handy when you can’t afford fancy loggers in every well!
github.com/segupa03/gro...
#hydrology #peatlands #opensource #python
Past PhD student Sebastián Gutierrez Pacheco built a method to estimate daily water table levels from sparse data — using PERG data 🌿
💸 Super handy when you can’t afford fancy loggers in every well!
github.com/segupa03/gro...
#hydrology #peatlands #opensource #python
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
COP15 of the Ramsar Convention starts today. Here in Canada we have the privilege of being home to a quarter of the world's remaining wetlands. Let's not forget what a treasure they are.
theconversation.com/canadian-wet...
theconversation.com/canadian-wet...
Canadian wetlands are treasures that deserve protection
Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s remaining wetlands. Despite decades of efforts, wetlands continue to be under threat around the world.
theconversation.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
COP15 of the Ramsar Convention starts today. Here in Canada we have the privilege of being home to a quarter of the world's remaining wetlands. Let's not forget what a treasure they are.
theconversation.com/canadian-wet...
theconversation.com/canadian-wet...
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
"The present situation is a clear, unequivocal example of linguistic injustice
All the costs of having a common language in science are borne by non-native English-speaking scientists, implying unfair cooperation in obtaining a common good (i.e. a common language)"
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
All the costs of having a common language in science are borne by non-native English-speaking scientists, implying unfair cooperation in obtaining a common good (i.e. a common language)"
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"The present situation is a clear, unequivocal example of linguistic injustice
All the costs of having a common language in science are borne by non-native English-speaking scientists, implying unfair cooperation in obtaining a common good (i.e. a common language)"
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
All the costs of having a common language in science are borne by non-native English-speaking scientists, implying unfair cooperation in obtaining a common good (i.e. a common language)"
@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
Ever wondered how functional traits of common peatland plants vary among sites? We got you - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This was a fun group project with @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com and many grad students and post-docs.
This was a fun group project with @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com and many grad students and post-docs.
Intraspecific trait variability in four geographically widespread peatland plant species in Canada
Plant traits directly influence ecosystem carbon exchange through photosynthesis and respiration, and indirectly control nutrient cycling through stru…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ever wondered how functional traits of common peatland plants vary among sites? We got you - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This was a fun group project with @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com and many grad students and post-docs.
This was a fun group project with @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com and many grad students and post-docs.
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
Les tourbières, alliées insoupçonnées contre la crise climatique
Un article de Radio-Canada basé sur une visite de terrain avec Michelle Garneau, Gabriel Magnan, Scott J. Davidson et des étudiants et stagiaires du laboratoire C-Paleo au début du mois de juin.
ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...
Un article de Radio-Canada basé sur une visite de terrain avec Michelle Garneau, Gabriel Magnan, Scott J. Davidson et des étudiants et stagiaires du laboratoire C-Paleo au début du mois de juin.
ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...
Les tourbières, des alliées contre la crise climatique
Des spécialistes de ces puits de carbone veulent aider le gouvernement du Québec à faire des choix éclairés.
ici.radio-canada.ca
July 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Les tourbières, alliées insoupçonnées contre la crise climatique
Un article de Radio-Canada basé sur une visite de terrain avec Michelle Garneau, Gabriel Magnan, Scott J. Davidson et des étudiants et stagiaires du laboratoire C-Paleo au début du mois de juin.
ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...
Un article de Radio-Canada basé sur une visite de terrain avec Michelle Garneau, Gabriel Magnan, Scott J. Davidson et des étudiants et stagiaires du laboratoire C-Paleo au début du mois de juin.
ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
#Canada 😉 writes reply letter to unhinged #Minnesota #Republican representatives to apologize for inconveniencing American vacation plans with #wildfire smoke.
Blaming Canadians for smoke while blocking #Epstein files from release is on-brand for the modern #GQP
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-ca...
Blaming Canadians for smoke while blocking #Epstein files from release is on-brand for the modern #GQP
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-ca...
Tolkkinen: ‘Canada’ writes back to Minnesota’s GOP congressional delegation
Chastised by Minnesota’s Republican U.S. representatives, “our northern neighbor” fires back.
www.startribune.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#Canada 😉 writes reply letter to unhinged #Minnesota #Republican representatives to apologize for inconveniencing American vacation plans with #wildfire smoke.
Blaming Canadians for smoke while blocking #Epstein files from release is on-brand for the modern #GQP
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-ca...
Blaming Canadians for smoke while blocking #Epstein files from release is on-brand for the modern #GQP
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-ca...
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Glad to see this topic at the top of CBC News - watching fires burn up the boreal year after year sucks, and it's the peatlands burning that I worry about most
Glad to see this topic at the top of CBC News - watching fires burn up the boreal year after year sucks, and it's the peatlands burning that I worry about most
Wildfires send Canada's carbon emissions soaring. And our peatlands emit even more | CBC News
A new government model to estimate peatland emissions and their impact on climate change could provide a new perspective on the problem — and spark new discussions about solutions.
www.cbc.ca
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Glad to see this topic at the top of CBC News - watching fires burn up the boreal year after year sucks, and it's the peatlands burning that I worry about most
Glad to see this topic at the top of CBC News - watching fires burn up the boreal year after year sucks, and it's the peatlands burning that I worry about most
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
Early results from our cutting-edge PIPES project at Queen's University Belfast featured on BBC Northern Ireland this morning.
Toxic metals found in UK peatlands could pose health risk www.bbc.com/news/article...
Toxic metals found in UK peatlands could pose health risk www.bbc.com/news/article...
Toxic metals found in UK peatlands could pose health risk
Wildfires and climate change could see decades' worth of pollutants released into the water courses.
www.bbc.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Early results from our cutting-edge PIPES project at Queen's University Belfast featured on BBC Northern Ireland this morning.
Toxic metals found in UK peatlands could pose health risk www.bbc.com/news/article...
Toxic metals found in UK peatlands could pose health risk www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is truly amazing what you can find in #peatlands restored with the Moss Layer Transfer Technique. Orchids at every step 🌸🌱
July 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It is truly amazing what you can find in #peatlands restored with the Moss Layer Transfer Technique. Orchids at every step 🌸🌱
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
I have a fully funded PhD position open for start in Jan or May 2026. Field work in peatlands of the Northwest Territories, with lab work to understand potential downstream mobilization of carbon, nutrients, mercury after thaw or wildfire. Reach out for more information, and please send on!
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I have a fully funded PhD position open for start in Jan or May 2026. Field work in peatlands of the Northwest Territories, with lab work to understand potential downstream mobilization of carbon, nutrients, mercury after thaw or wildfire. Reach out for more information, and please send on!
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
If you think we're not comparing numbers and seats of courses among colleagues, you'd be wrong. Female faculty teach bigger and more lower level courses. Oh, we know. We've counted.
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If you think we're not comparing numbers and seats of courses among colleagues, you'd be wrong. Female faculty teach bigger and more lower level courses. Oh, we know. We've counted.
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
We should not dismantle science across America
The Trump administration is destroying our scientific institutions, its infrastructure, and intellectual capital at an unprecedented pace. Scientists are being fired without cause from many federal ag...
www.thepress.net
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
Just spent the week in the field with my first PhD student and her assistant, guiding them through research in restored Alberta #peatlands. They're now fully trained, slightly muddy, and ready to take the reins! 🌿🧪🦟
June 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just spent the week in the field with my first PhD student and her assistant, guiding them through research in restored Alberta #peatlands. They're now fully trained, slightly muddy, and ready to take the reins! 🌿🧪🦟
I am happy that data from our 🇨🇦 Canadian restored #peatlands was included! Read the full thread 🧵 and paper for detailed information on how restoration helps align albedo and surface temperature closer to natural peatlands 🌿
New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands - IOPscience
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands, Burdun, Iuliia, Myllymäki, Mari, Artz, Rebekka R.E., Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, Jarašius, Leonas, Kull, Ain, Lilleskov, Erik A., McCullough, Kevin, Pakalne, Mara, Pu, Jiabin, Sendzikaite, Jurate, Strazdina, Liga, Rautiainen, Miina
iopscience.iop.org
June 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I am happy that data from our 🇨🇦 Canadian restored #peatlands was included! Read the full thread 🧵 and paper for detailed information on how restoration helps align albedo and surface temperature closer to natural peatlands 🌿
Reposted by Mélina Guêné-Nanchen
New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands - IOPscience
Satellite data archives reveal positive effects of peatland restoration: albedo and temperature begin to resemble those of intact peatlands, Burdun, Iuliia, Myllymäki, Mari, Artz, Rebekka R.E., Guêné-Nanchen, Mélina, Jarašius, Leonas, Kull, Ain, Lilleskov, Erik A., McCullough, Kevin, Pakalne, Mara, Pu, Jiabin, Sendzikaite, Jurate, Strazdina, Liga, Rautiainen, Miina
iopscience.iop.org
June 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands.
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...