Factors Controlling Seasonal Changes in the Structure and Function of Food Webs of Perennial Spring Streams in Arctic Alaska

• Main Author: Alexander Huryn
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2012
• Subjects: Alabama; Arctic; Reu; Varden; Beaufort Sea; Brooks Range; Factors controlling seasonal changes in the structure and function of food webs of perennial spring streams in Arctic Alaska; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:c7272933-af3d-4551-857a-f5790373f644

This research will investigate nutrient cycling in spring-fed streams in northern Alaska. Spring-fed streams with perennial flow and near-constant water temperatures (3- 7oC) are relatively widespread on the eastern North Slope of Alaska, where other headwater streams freeze solid for more than six...