Diversity patterns in subarctic stream benthic invertebrate assemblages from the Sahtu Settlement Area, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Vinke, K., Medeiros, A.S., Giberson, D.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2015
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Canada; Northwest Territories; Snag; Arctic; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2015-0006; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2015-0006; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2015-0006

Benthic invertebrate assemblages were studied across four streams in the Sahtu Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories between July 2010 and October 2011 to provide information on biotic composition and associations with habitat and temporal factors. Overall diversity was similar for all stre...