Arctic epishelf lakes as sentinel ecosystems: Past, present and future

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Veillette, J., Mueller, D.R., Antoniades, D., Vincent, W.F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Milne Ice Shelf; Disraeli Fiord; Milne Fiord; Climate change; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://curve.carleton.ca/d50c6957-25b2-4e19-b431-7edcd39e063a; https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JG000730; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2008JG000730/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley%20Online%20Library%20will%20be%20unavailable%20for%20up%20to%203%20hours%20on%20Saturday%2019th%20March%202016%20from%20%2011%3A00-14%3A00%20GMT%20/%2007%3A00-10%3A00%20EDT%20/%2019%3A00-22%3A00%20SGT%20for%20essential%20maintenance.%20%20Apologies%20for%20the%20inconvenience.

[1] Ice shelves are a prominent but diminishing feature of the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic (latitude 82–83°N). By blocking embayments and fiords, this thick coastal ice can create epishelf lakes, which are characterized by a perennially ice-capped water column...