Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth in Arctic lakes of the lower Mackenzie River Basin, northern Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Ogbebo, Fortune E., Evans, Marlene S., Waiser, Marley J., Tumber, Vijay P., Keating, Jonathan J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2009
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Travaillant Lake; Global warming; Mackenzie river; Phytoplankton; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f08-202; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/F08-202; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/F08-202

Water chemistry and the nutrients limiting phytoplankton growth were examined in lakes located in the Northwest Territories, Canada, along a transect from the Mackenzie River Delta south to Travaillant Lake. This 230 km stretch spans gradients in vegetation types (tundra to boreal forest) and elevat...