Matt and members of the Aquatic Biogeochemistry group work to understand human impacts on biogeochemical processes that regulate aquatic ecosystem health and functioning.
**RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
Our work is loosely grouped around a number of key questions:
How do greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters shape global atmospheric budgets?
What are the best techniques for quantifying aquatic metabolism?
How impactful is human-caused nutrient pollution, salinization, and other stressors on aquatic ecosystem functioning?
How do human activities impact water health and security for the future of Canada?
““The days when we can afford to sit in our ivory towers and put our bound volumes on the shelves of our libraries, and then expect them to have any impact on how ecosystems are managed, are long gone.””