”Wet floodplains” Protect Carbon Sequestration Hot Spots: How Carbon Sequestration Varies Across The Floodplain

Authors

• Jacob Schnell, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
• Joshua Landis, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
• Jordan Fields, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
• Carl Renshaw, Dartmouth CollegeFollow

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Student Class

2026

Student Affiliation

Other

First Advisor

Josh Landis

First Advisor Department

Department of Earth Sciences

Second Advisor

Carl Renshaw

Second Advisor Department

Department of Earth Sciences

Abstract

Carbon hot spots (peats) store 2̃0x more carbon, and at a faster rate than any other area on the Dead Diamond floodplain. The fluxes found in this study give us a reference template for how river restoration could proceed, including how current techniques might be actively mismanaging these hot spots.

Awards

Christopher Reed Science Competition

Publication Date

5-27-2026

Keywords

Carbon Sequestration, Peat, River, Restoration

Disciplines

Earth Sciences | Geomorphology

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Schnell, Jacob; Landis, Joshua; Fields, Jordan; and Renshaw, Carl, "”Wet floodplains” Protect Carbon Sequestration Hot Spots: How Carbon Sequestration Varies Across The Floodplain" (2026). Wetterhahn Science Symposium Posters. 9.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/wetterhahnsymposiumposters/9