Quantifying the Vulnerability of Arctic Water Supply Lakes to Environmental Change Through Paleolimnological Assessment

• Main Author: Cincio, Paige
• Other Authors: Wesche, Sonia Darienne
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2020
• Subjects: Paleolimnology; Climate change; Arctic; Vulnerability; Chironomidae; Freshwater supply; Canada; Igloolik; Nunavut
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41488; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-25712

Anthropogenic stressors to freshwater environments have perpetuated water quality and quantity challenges for northern communities across Arctic Canada, making drinking water resources a primary concern for Arctic populations. To understand the ecological trajectory of freshwater supply sources, we...