The hydrology of northern boreal lakes in the Taiga Shield and Plains, Northwest Territories and the importance of catchment characteristics in mediating responses to climate

• Main Author: Viscek, Josef Anthony
• Other Authors: Department of Earth Sciences
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Brock University 2020
• Subjects: boreal lakes; hydrology; climate; water isotopes; remote sensing; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Canada; North Slave Region; Subarctic; taiga; Taiga plains; Taiga shield
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10464/14894

Freshwater lakes are prominent features across northern boreal regions and are sensitive to changing climate conditions. This study, spanning the 2017-18 ice-free seasons, broadens our understanding of how variable climate and landscape conditions influence subarctic lake hydrology in the North Slav...