Monitoring 13 years of drastic catchment change and the hydroecological responses of a drained thermokarst lake

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Turner, Kevin W., Wolfe, Brent B., McDonald, Ian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Arctic; Yukon; Canada; Old Crow Flats; Old Crow; Subarctic; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0022; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/AS-2020-0022

Catastrophic drainage of thermokarst lakes transform portions of former lakebed to terrestrial settings, which have largely unknown consequences for the remaining aquatic habitat. Old Crow Flats, northern Yukon (Canada), is a lake-rich area that has recently experienced a climate-driven increase in...