Nutrient dynamics and nitrogen-based production in the western Canadian Arctic Ocean

• Main Author: Simpson, Kyle G. F.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 2007
• Subjects: Nutrient cycles > Beaufort Sea; Marine productivity > Beaufort Sea; Polynyas > Beaufort Sea; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Cape Bathurst; Amundsen Gulf; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie Shelf; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112363

Inclement climate conditions have made the Arctic Ocean logistically difficult to study, and thus, our historical knowledge of Arctic Ocean processes are limited. Recent observations indicate rapid and abrupt changes in climate. These changes are thought to includes rising temperatures, increase sto...