Ecological patterns of diatom assemblages from Mackenzie Delta lakes, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Hay, Murray B, Michelutti, Neal, Smol, John P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2000
• Subjects: Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie river; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/b99-156; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b99-156

Sediment samples were collected from 77 lakes in the Mackenzie Delta representing a gradient of lakes from those having continual connection with the sediment-laden Mackenzie River to lakes having connection for only a couple of days every few years. Diatom assemblages in all lakes were dominated by...