The Impact of Permafrost Disturbances and Sediment Loading on the Limnological Characteristics of Two High Arctic Lakes

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-126

  Dugan, Hilary A ^a   Lamoureux, Scott F ^b   Lewis, Ted ^b   Lafrenière, Melissa J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active layer detachment; High Arctic; Lake; Permafrost disturbance; Sediment; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; LAKE WATER; PERMAFROST; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; CAPE BOUNTY; MELVILLE ISLAND [QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS]; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 84862014071     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1735     Document Type: Article

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