Limnological properties of permafrost thaw ponds in northeastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1635-1648

  Breton, Julie ^a,b   Vallières, Catherine ^a,b   Laurion, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYPOLIMNION; LIMNOLOGY; METHANE; MICROBIAL MAT; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC SOIL; PERMAFROST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; THAWING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350164308     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-108     Document Type: Article

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