Sources and cycling of dissolved organic carbon across a landscape of arctic delta lakes

• Main Author: Tank, Suzanne Elizabeth
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; permafrost; Thermokarst; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://summit.sfu.ca/item/9534

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a key regulator of aquatic ecosystems, and the primary substrate for aquatic bacteria. However, variations in function between different DOC sources are rarely studied. Arctic Mackenzie Delta lakes exhibit striking differences in DOC composition, with DOC sources ra...