Effect of oil pipeline construction on the benthic invertebrate community structure of Hodgson Creek, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Young, Robert J., Mackie, Gerald L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1991
• Subjects: Hodgson; Hodgson Creek; Northwest Territories; Spate
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z91-301; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z91-301

During the ice-free seasons of 1984 and the winter and summer of 1985, we determined the effect of winter oil pipeline construction on benthic invertebrates of Hodgson Creek, Northwest Territories. Total suspended sediments increased from < 2 mgL −1 to > 300 mg L −1 at sampling stations downst...