The Ecological Response of Lakes and Littoral Benthic Macroinvertebrates to Alterations in Flood Regime in a Climate-Sensitive Arctic River Delta

• Main Author: Scott, Ryan William
• Other Authors: Sharma, Sapna
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Wildlife conservation; Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Benthos; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biomonitoring; Metacommunities; Climate change; Arctic Ocean; Mackenzie River; Inuvialuit; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/39053

The Mackenzie River Delta is a major outlet to the Arctic Ocean, an important habitat for freshwater organisms, migratory birds, and mammals, and a critical economic and social resource for the Gwich'in and Inuvialuit people. The Delta is also sensitive to climate change, with an increased like...