Multi-indicator evidence for habitat use and trophic strategy segregation of two sympatric forms of Arctic char from the Cumberland Sound region of Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Kendra L. Ulrich, Ross F. Tallman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: arctic char; ecotype; trophic niche; envir; geo; Arctic; Canada; Cumberland Sound; Nunavut; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0039; https://doaj.org/article/860c32642bb64e95b6d8aab04910c6b1

We analyzed Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)) stable isotope ratios and fatty acid composition from two geographically proximal Nunavut lakes, Qasigiyat and Iqalugaarjuit, to determine if anadromous and resident Arctic char occupied different trophic niches. Resident Arctic char had...