Characterization of high arctic stream diatom assemblages from Cornwallis Island

• Main Authors: Dermot Antoniades, Marianne S. V. Douglas
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Cornwallis; Cornwallis Island; Nunavut
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.584.3076; http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/warwickvincent/pdffiles/antoniades2002.pdf

Abstract: Distinct diatom assemblages often characterize stream habitats, providing the potential to reconstruct past precipitation, snowmelt, and streamflow levels in high arctic watersheds by analyzing fossil assemblages preserved in downstream lake sediments. Diatom assemblages were studied from...