Physical and chemical limnological characteristics of lakes and ponds across environmental gradients on Melville Island, Nunavut/N.W.T., High Arctic Canada

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-376

  Keatley, Bronwyn E ^a   Douglas, Marianne S V ^b,c   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High latitude lakes; Polar limnology; Warming climate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POND; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CANADA; MELVILLE ISLAND [QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS]; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 34548580502     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0355     Document Type: Article

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