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Maria Strack is a Professor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo, where she also holds a position as a Canada Research Chair. Her research focuses on the interactions between ecology, hydrology, and biogeochemistry in wetland ecosystems. Specifically, her work investigates the feedbacks between wetlands and climate change, exploring the controls on greenhouse gas exchange in natural, disturbed, and restored ecosystems. Strack's recent projects address peatland restoration, particularly in context of horticultural peat extraction and oil sands mining regions in Canada. She evaluates how restoration conditions can help return carbon accumulation functions post-restoration and investigates the impacts of climate change on peatlands, particularly analyzing methane dynamics and gas fluxes. Strack employs a variety of geophysical techniques in her research to monitor gas accumulation,release, and the spatial patterns related to soil properties and hydrochemical conditions. Through her work, she aims to enhance understanding of wetland functions and their contributions to climate dynamics. Strack has contributed to numerous publications and actively supervises graduate students in key areas of ecohydrology and wetland restoration.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.