Integration of paleolimnological and contemporary hydroecological analyses to decipher effects of multiple stressors on water-rich northern landscapes

• Main Author: MacDonald, Lauren Ashley
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2015
• Subjects: Paleolimnology; Carbon; Wapusk National Park; Old Crow Flats; Slave River Delta; Thermokarst lakes; Lesser Snow Goose; Metals; Giant Mine; Biology; Slave River; Thermokarst; Wapusk national park
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/9672

Northern freshwater ecosystems provide important habitat and resources which support abundant wildlife and waterfowl populations and the traditional lifestyle of many First Nation communities. However, concerns have been mounting regarding the effects of multiple stressors, including climate change...