The Effect of Changing Substrate on Arctic Aquatic Invertebrates Abundance

Climate change is directly affecting tundra ecosystems in northern regions, and warming temperatures have caused discontinuous permafrost and thawing sediments across the region. This project investigates how increasing erosion and the foraging patterns of migratory snow geese may degrade habitat fo...

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Main Author: Dolman, Tom
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Scholar Works 2021
Subjects:
Ecology
Conservation Science
Ecosystem
Climate Change
Sub-Arctic Ecosystems
Aquatic Invertebrates
Sedimentation
Ecological Monitoring
Waterfowl
Tundra
Canada
Natural Resources
Biology
Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
Environmental Monitoring
Laboratory and Basic Science Research
Natural Resources and Conservation
Ornithology
Population Biology
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Arctic
Mast River
Climate change
permafrost
Wapusk national park
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/mdwsymposium/2021/program/25
https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=mdwsymposium
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Summary:Climate change is directly affecting tundra ecosystems in northern regions, and warming temperatures have caused discontinuous permafrost and thawing sediments across the region. This project investigates how increasing erosion and the foraging patterns of migratory snow geese may degrade habitat for aquatic invertebrates in the upper Mast River, located in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada. In the past two decades, many of the important species of aquatic invertebrates have shown declines. Declining invertebrate populations are predicted to affect aquatic ecosystems and decrease the resources available to shorebirds and waterfowl, which breed and migrate through this area.

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