Mercury accumulation in sediments of Lhù’ààn Mânʼ (Kluane Lake, YT): Response to past hydrological change

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Nelson A. Zabel, Roland I. Hall, Brian A. Branfireun, Heidi K. Swanson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: kluane lake; sediment mercury accumulation; paleolimnology; climate change; slims river; envir; geo; Yukon; Canada; Kluane Lake; Slims River; Duke River; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2021.1940790; https://doaj.org/article/78f6c11474ed4eb48b144f6d03a1e064

Northern lakes provide many ecosystem services, including the provision of traditional foods and clean water. These systems are vulnerable to climate-driven changes in hydrology and contaminant accumulation, but the direction and magnitude of projected changes are poorly constrained. One contaminant...