A Note on Hot Springs in the Interior of Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Nava, Joseph A., Morrison, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1974
• Subjects: Beach erosion; Beaches; Intertidal zones; Lagoons; Sea ice; Shore ice; Berms; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Lay; Point; region; Alaska; Pingok Island; Dall Mountain; Elliot; Fairbanks; Yukon; Yukon Basin; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Brooks Range; Chukchi; glacier; north slope; taiga; Yukon river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65931

Hot springs provide distinct local environments wherever found but are of special interest within the otherwise cold-dominated taiga. Although the areas involved are very small they offer unique biological settings whose study provides interesting insights into the thermal adaptations and the persis...