Are different benthic communities in Arctic delta lakes distinguishable along a hydrological connectivity gradient using a rapid bioassessment approach?

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Scott, Ryan W., Tank, Suzanne E., Wang, Xiaowa, Quinlan, Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie Delta; Climate change
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0024; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2019-0024; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2019-0024

Aquatic habitats in the Canadian Arctic are expected to come under increasing stress due to projected effects of climate change. There is a need for community-based biomonitoring programs to observe and understand the effects of these stressors on the environment. Here we present results from a 5 ye...