Ice roads through lake-rich Arctic watersheds: Integrating climate uncertainty and freshwater habitat responses into adaptive management
Vast mosaics of lakes, wetlands, and rivers on the Arctic Coastal Plain give the impression of water surplus. Yet long winters lock freshwater resources in ice, limiting freshwater habitats and water supply for human uses. Increasingly the petroleum industry relies on lakes to build temporary ice ro...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:b490cbcdef15432e9bd0619e5700a9fc 2023-05-15T14:14:22+02:00 Ice roads through lake-rich Arctic watersheds: Integrating climate uncertainty and freshwater habitat responses into adaptive management Christopher D. Arp Matthew S. Whitman Benjamin M. Jones D. A. Nigro Vladimir A. Alexeev Anne Gädeke Stacey Fritz Ronald Daanen Anna K. Liljedahl F. J. Adams Benjamin V. Gaglioti Guido Grosse Kurt C. Heim John R. Beaver Lei Cai Melanie Engram Hannah R. Uher-Koch 2019-01-01 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1560839 https://doaj.org/article/b490cbcdef15432e9bd0619e5700a9fc en eng Taylor & Francis Group 1523-0430 1938-4246 doi:10.1080/15230430.2018.1560839 https://doaj.org/article/b490cbcdef15432e9bd0619e5700a9fc undefined Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 9-23 (2019) arctic watersheds ice roads freshwater habitat climate change petroleum development adaptive management envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1560839 2023-01-22T19:34:16Z Vast mosaics of lakes, wetlands, and rivers on the Arctic Coastal Plain give the impression of water surplus. Yet long winters lock freshwater resources in ice, limiting freshwater habitats and water supply for human uses. Increasingly the petroleum industry relies on lakes to build temporary ice roads for winter oil exploration. Permitting water withdrawal for ice roads in Arctic Alaska is dependent on lake depth, ice thickness, and the fish species present. Recent winter warming suggests that more winter water will be available for ice- road construction, yet high interannual variability in ice thickness and summer precipitation complicates habitat impact assessments. To address these concerns, multidisciplinary researchers are working to understand how Arctic freshwater habitats are responding to changes in both climate and water use in northern Alaska. The dynamics of habitat availability and connectivity are being linked to how food webs support fish and waterbirds across diverse freshwater habitats. Moving toward watershed-scale habitat classification coupled with scenario analysis of climate extremes and water withdrawal is increasingly relevant to future resource management decisions in this region. Such progressive refinement in understanding responses to change provides an example of adaptive management focused on ensuring responsible resource development in the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Arctic Climate change Alaska Unknown Arctic Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 51 1 9 23 |
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Vast mosaics of lakes, wetlands, and rivers on the Arctic Coastal Plain give the impression of water surplus. Yet long winters lock freshwater resources in ice, limiting freshwater habitats and water supply for human uses. Increasingly the petroleum industry relies on lakes to build temporary ice roads for winter oil exploration. Permitting water withdrawal for ice roads in Arctic Alaska is dependent on lake depth, ice thickness, and the fish species present. Recent winter warming suggests that more winter water will be available for ice- road construction, yet high interannual variability in ice thickness and summer precipitation complicates habitat impact assessments. To address these concerns, multidisciplinary researchers are working to understand how Arctic freshwater habitats are responding to changes in both climate and water use in northern Alaska. The dynamics of habitat availability and connectivity are being linked to how food webs support fish and waterbirds across diverse freshwater habitats. Moving toward watershed-scale habitat classification coupled with scenario analysis of climate extremes and water withdrawal is increasingly relevant to future resource management decisions in this region. Such progressive refinement in understanding responses to change provides an example of adaptive management focused on ensuring responsible resource development in the Arctic. |
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Christopher D. Arp Matthew S. Whitman Benjamin M. Jones D. A. Nigro Vladimir A. Alexeev Anne Gädeke Stacey Fritz Ronald Daanen Anna K. Liljedahl F. J. Adams Benjamin V. Gaglioti Guido Grosse Kurt C. Heim John R. Beaver Lei Cai Melanie Engram Hannah R. Uher-Koch |
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Ice roads through lake-rich Arctic watersheds: Integrating climate uncertainty and freshwater habitat responses into adaptive management |
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Ice roads through lake-rich Arctic watersheds: Integrating climate uncertainty and freshwater habitat responses into adaptive management |
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Ice roads through lake-rich Arctic watersheds: Integrating climate uncertainty and freshwater habitat responses into adaptive management |
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