The effects of observed and experimental climate change and permafrost disturbance on tundra vegetation in the western Canadian High Arctic

• Main Author: BOSQUET, LYNNE M
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Climate change; Vegetation; Ecology; Cape Bounty; Nunavut; permafrost; Tundra; Melville Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6263

The response of vegetation to climate change and permafrost disturbance was studied at the Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory (CBAWO) on Melville Island, Nunavut. Climate change is expected to alter the terrestrial ecosystem of this area and cause non-linear responses. This study focussed on t...