Understanding The Physiological Effects of Suspended Material on Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

• Main Author: Weinhardt, Tyler J
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2015
• Subjects: Thermokarst; Rainbow trout; Physiology; Suspended Solids; Geomorphology; Integrative Biology; Sedimentology; Systems and Integrative Physiology; Canada; Peel River; permafrost
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1695; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/2788/viewcontent/Tyler_Weinhardt_MSc_Thesis.pdf

The effect of global warming on northern environments is becoming increasingly evident. Melting of underlying permafrost is associated with widespread impacts in these environments. The loss of permafrost results in a destabilizing of underlying sedimentary layers resulting in thermokarst slumping....