The Effects of Oil Spills on Phytoplankton in an Arctic Lake and Ponds

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Miller, Michael C., Alexander, Vera, Barsdate, Robert J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
• Subjects: Composition; Environmental impacts; Fresh-water fauna; Lakes; Oil seeps; Oil spills on lakes; Phytoplankton; Primary production (Biology); Tundra ponds; Zooplankton; Biomass; Barrow region; Alaska; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Barrow; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65705

The effect of oil spilled on Alaskan freshwater phytoplankton populations was studied in waters affected by natural oil seeps, by controlled crude oil spills in tundra thaw ponds and in a morainal lake, by subpond manipulations and bioassay experiments. The studies were carried out over a period of...