Hydrologic thresholds of ponds in a polar desert wetland environment, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 535-549

  Young, Kathy L ^a   Abnizova, Anna ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic ponds; Climate variability; Continuous permafrost; Hydroperiod

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL ZONE; DESERT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; HYDROPERIOD; MORAINE; POLAR REGION; SURVIVAL; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE; WETLAND;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NUNAVUT; SOMERSET ISLAND;

EID: 85027940502     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0172-9     Document Type: Article

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