Limnological regime shifts caused by climate warming and Lesser Snow Goose population expansion in the western Hudson Bay Lowlands (Manitoba, Canada)

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: MacDonald, Lauren A, Farquharson, Nicole, Merritt, Gillian, Fooks, Sam, Medeiros, Andrew S, Hall, Roland I, Wolfe, Brent B, Macrae, Merrin L, Sweetman, Jon N
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Original Research; Arctic; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Two Ponds; Subarctic; Tundra; Wapusk national park
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338974; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1354

Shallow lakes are dominant features in subarctic and Arctic landscapes and are responsive to multiple stressors, which can lead to rapid changes in limnological regimes with consequences for aquatic resources. We address this theme in the coastal tundra region of Wapusk National Park, western Hudson...