Limnological evolution of Zelma Lake, a recently drained thermokarst lake in Old Crow Flats (Yukon, Canada)

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Jana M.E. Tondu, Kevin W. Turner, Johan A. Wiklund, Brent B. Wolfe, Roland I. Hall, Ian McDonald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: climate change; thermokarst lakes; paleolimnology; limnology; lake drainage; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Canada; Old Crow Flats; Yukon; Arctic; Old Crow; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0012; https://doaj.org/article/ed2c2284d59a41f58dc5b0a944f62c0a

Evidence from remote sensing studies suggests that the frequency of thermokarst lake drainage events is increasing in response to climate change, but the consequences of these changes on the limnology of remaining waterbodies remain unknown. Here, we utilize a multiparameter paleolimnological record...