Environmental changes in the lower Peel River watershed, Northwest Territories, Canada: Scientific and Gwich'in perpectives

• Main Author: Gill, Harneet Kaur
• Other Authors: Lantz, Trevor Charles
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: ecosystems; permafrost; alder; Peel Plateau; Arctic; Canada; Fort McPherson; Northwest Territories; Peel River; Active layer thickness; Gwich’in; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5105

The circumpolar Arctic is experiencing dramatic environmental changes that are already impacting tundra ecosystems and northern communities that are intimately linked to the land. Increasing permafrost degradation, shrub encroachment, larger and more frequent fires, and increasing human development...