Temporal change in the molluscan assemblages (bivalves and gastropods) of Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada, over 50 years

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Erin C. Herder, Alec Aitken, Evan Edinger
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: long-term ecology; temporal change; molluscs; benthic communities; Frobisher Bay; écologie à long terme; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Arctic; Cairn; Cairn Island; Canada; Nunavut; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0037; https://doaj.org/article/21bf6b920266455087e143dccb9bc923

Long-term studies provide an effective way to assess the ecological impacts of decades-long environmental change in Arctic coastal benthic environments, but are rarely undertaken in the Canadian Arctic. In light of this, historical datasets can be compared with modern samples to examine temporal dif...