Changes in water quality related to permafrost thaw may significantly impact zooplankton in small Arctic lakes

• Published in: Ecological Applications
• Main Authors: Vucic, Jasmina M., Gray, Derek K., Cohen, Rachel S., Syed, Maariyah, Murdoch, Alyssa D., Sharma, Sapna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories; permafrost; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2186; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Feap.2186; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/eap.2186; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/eap.2186; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/eap.2186

Abstract Rising temperatures are leading to permafrost thaw over vast areas of the northern hemisphere. In the Canadian Arctic, permafrost degradation is causing significant changes in surface water quality due to the release of solutes that can alter conductivity, water clarity, and nutrient levels...