The impact of permafrost degradation on the pelagic water chemistry and biota of small tundra lakes

• Main Author: Thompson, Megan Shera
• Other Authors: Prowse, Terry Donald, Wrona, Frederick John
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: envir; geo; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1653

Up to 59 small tundra lakes were sampled in the uplands east of the Mackenzie Delta, NWT, Canada, in order to assess the impact of permafrost thaw on pelagic nutrient concentrations and biota. Permafrost thaw did not affect the concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus or organic carbon in the water co...