Mike Waddington 🇨🇦
@peatofmind.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology | School of Earth, Environment & Society | McMaster University | peatlands | ecohydrology | wildfire | drought | restoration | Nobel Peat Prize | https://www.mcmasterecohydrology.ca/ |
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A member of the public took a photo of the #peatland at Castell Nos in Wales 🏴 every Sunday this year and even sent me this video he made!
I really love how people have embraced #PeatColours across the world
I really love how people have embraced #PeatColours across the world
December 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A member of the public took a photo of the #peatland at Castell Nos in Wales 🏴 every Sunday this year and even sent me this video he made!
I really love how people have embraced #PeatColours across the world
I really love how people have embraced #PeatColours across the world
Annual Christmas GPS map art with Emma!
Santa Gnome / Tomtenisse
Santa Gnome / Tomtenisse
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Annual Christmas GPS map art with Emma!
Santa Gnome / Tomtenisse
Santa Gnome / Tomtenisse
McMaster University is inviting top-tier researchers currently working abroad to join one of the world's leading research institutions through the prestigious Canada Impact+Research Chairs program.
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Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Nominees - Research & Innovation
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research.mcmaster.ca
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
McMaster University is inviting top-tier researchers currently working abroad to join one of the world's leading research institutions through the prestigious Canada Impact+Research Chairs program.
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New paper out in Science Advances today on A guide to assessing the impacts of climate change on landscape fire. There are thousands of papers on fire and climate change, and this paper discusses how fire, its drivers, and its impacts are modeled.
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New paper out in Science Advances today on A guide to assessing the impacts of climate change on landscape fire. There are thousands of papers on fire and climate change, and this paper discusses how fire, its drivers, and its impacts are modeled.
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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I'm very excited to share the latest paper from the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab. A whole lab effort where we expand our discussion on Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands to discuss how peat depth influences the strength of key feedbacks and peatland resilience. Check it out in Ecohydrology!
A decade ago, we published our highly cited "Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands" paper in Ecohydrology.
Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm very excited to share the latest paper from the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab. A whole lab effort where we expand our discussion on Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands to discuss how peat depth influences the strength of key feedbacks and peatland resilience. Check it out in Ecohydrology!
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Excited to announce that our latest #SurvivalOfTheDeepest paper was just published! Read more about it here ⬇️
A decade ago, we published our highly cited "Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands" paper in Ecohydrology.
Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Excited to announce that our latest #SurvivalOfTheDeepest paper was just published! Read more about it here ⬇️
A decade ago, we published our highly cited "Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands" paper in Ecohydrology.
Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A decade ago, we published our highly cited "Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands" paper in Ecohydrology.
Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Today the sequel just dropped!
"Hydrological Feedbacks in Northern Peatlands 2: Peat Depth as a Control on Peatland Resilience"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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On behalf of the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab I'm happy to announce the winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top Intl #PeatPaper
Congrats to: Nijp et al.
"Ecohydrological feedbacks increase water storage, streamflow, and resilience of natural peatlands"
Journal of Hydrology
#Peatlands
Congrats to: Nijp et al.
"Ecohydrological feedbacks increase water storage, streamflow, and resilience of natural peatlands"
Journal of Hydrology
#Peatlands
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On behalf of the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab I'm happy to announce the winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top Intl #PeatPaper
Congrats to: Nijp et al.
"Ecohydrological feedbacks increase water storage, streamflow, and resilience of natural peatlands"
Journal of Hydrology
#Peatlands
Congrats to: Nijp et al.
"Ecohydrological feedbacks increase water storage, streamflow, and resilience of natural peatlands"
Journal of Hydrology
#Peatlands
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I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th!
Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th!
Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Excited to share that our research group's latest "Survival of the Deepest" paper has been accepted! We outline how strengths of several ecohydrological feedbacks are likely different between #peatlands of different depths, leading to increased vulnerability of shallow systems.
Winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top McMaster peat paper is Furukawa et al. accepted earlier today in Ecohydrology!
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Excited to share that our research group's latest "Survival of the Deepest" paper has been accepted! We outline how strengths of several ecohydrological feedbacks are likely different between #peatlands of different depths, leading to increased vulnerability of shallow systems.
Winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top McMaster peat paper is Furukawa et al. accepted earlier today in Ecohydrology!
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top McMaster peat paper is Furukawa et al. accepted earlier today in Ecohydrology!
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached.
#SurvivalOfTheDeepest
The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th
2025 #NobelPeatPrize (Outreach)
Peat Colours!
The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics.
Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com
The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.
Peat Colours!
The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics.
Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com
The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
2025 #NobelPeatPrize (Outreach)
Peat Colours!
The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics.
Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com
The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.
Peat Colours!
The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics.
Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com
The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.
Just spent a wonderful few days with #peatland researchers at the University of Waikato visiting pristine, drained, and burned NZ peatlands and discussing all things peat, fire, LOTR, water use efficiency, and optimality. Learned lots. Will be there and back again.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Just spent a wonderful few days with #peatland researchers at the University of Waikato visiting pristine, drained, and burned NZ peatlands and discussing all things peat, fire, LOTR, water use efficiency, and optimality. Learned lots. Will be there and back again.
Here Be Sphagnums!
Sphagnum moss is generally resistant to burning 🔥 Even in a recent wildfire at the base of the Mt. Doom 🌋 💍
Sphagnum >> Sauron
#NZPeatTour
Sphagnum moss is generally resistant to burning 🔥 Even in a recent wildfire at the base of the Mt. Doom 🌋 💍
Sphagnum >> Sauron
#NZPeatTour
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Here Be Sphagnums!
Sphagnum moss is generally resistant to burning 🔥 Even in a recent wildfire at the base of the Mt. Doom 🌋 💍
Sphagnum >> Sauron
#NZPeatTour
Sphagnum moss is generally resistant to burning 🔥 Even in a recent wildfire at the base of the Mt. Doom 🌋 💍
Sphagnum >> Sauron
#NZPeatTour
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Hydrology Paper of the Day @peatofmind.bsky.social on why carbon cycles are linked to Sphagnum mosses: the process of fire and the primary importance of peat depth in peatlands; modelling of moisture stress by the HYDRUS-1D model; and characterizing processes in the NOBEL water observatory, Ontario
Our latest #PeatPaper published in Hydrological Processes and led by MSc student Maia Moore!
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @peatofmind.bsky.social on why carbon cycles are linked to Sphagnum mosses: the process of fire and the primary importance of peat depth in peatlands; modelling of moisture stress by the HYDRUS-1D model; and characterizing processes in the NOBEL water observatory, Ontario
The McMaster Ecohydrology Lab presents the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize nominees! We encourage the #peatland community to give each of these wonderful papers a read.
The winner will be announced on December 11th. #PeatPaper
The winner will be announced on December 11th. #PeatPaper
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The McMaster Ecohydrology Lab presents the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize nominees! We encourage the #peatland community to give each of these wonderful papers a read.
The winner will be announced on December 11th. #PeatPaper
The winner will be announced on December 11th. #PeatPaper
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Is this the moment Canada gets serious about science and the economy?
The federal budget includes $1.7-billion to attract international researchers and support Canadian R&D and IP protections
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November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fund the scientists who are already here. Fund basic science.
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I’m still figuring out bluesky… but with the goal of more easily finding information I’m interested in, I started a feed and associated starter pack for Hydrological Processes as well as Hydrological Extremes. Please let me know if you want to be added to the starter pack! bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m still figuring out bluesky… but with the goal of more easily finding information I’m interested in, I started a feed and associated starter pack for Hydrological Processes as well as Hydrological Extremes. Please let me know if you want to be added to the starter pack! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Happy Halloween!
Our latest #PeatPaper published in Hydrological Processes and led by MSc student Maia Moore!
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our latest #PeatPaper published in Hydrological Processes and led by MSc student Maia Moore!
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
“Ecohydrological Controls on Post-Fire Sphagnum Moss Recovery in Boreal Shield Peatlands”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The Conversation article that @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and I wrote about the PeatPic Project and the power of harnessing people, community science and the importance of research networks is now online too
theconversation.com/harnessing-t...
#Peatlands #PeatColour
theconversation.com/harnessing-t...
#Peatlands #PeatColour
October 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Conversation article that @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and I wrote about the PeatPic Project and the power of harnessing people, community science and the importance of research networks is now online too
theconversation.com/harnessing-t...
#Peatlands #PeatColour
theconversation.com/harnessing-t...
#Peatlands #PeatColour
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🚨New Paper 🚨
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨New Paper 🚨
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...