Changing Arctic ecosystems: responses of wetland invertebrates to variable temperature and nutrient profiles

Drainage of surface water on Arctic landscapes that are underlain by continuous permafrost is limited, thus such areas are characterized by an abundance of diverse aquatic habitats that support a variety of fish and wildlife. On the Arctic Coastal Plain, shallow tundra ponds (hereafter wetlands), in particular, provide important invertebrate forage for breeding shorebirds, which rely on an abundance of local arthropods for successful reproduction. Unlike wetlands in more southern locations, however, there is a lack of basic ecological information about Arctic wetland invertebrate fauna, and factors that regulate their abundance are poorly understood. This type of knowledge will be necessary to accurately predict how wetland-dependent wildlife will respond to changing environmental conditions across the Arctic.

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Date Stamp
2021-05-12T06:01:26
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2016-09-20
Date (Publication)
2016-10-20
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Kirsty Gurney ( Research Scientist )
Canada
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Bruce Pauli ( Chief )
Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • western Arctic, Alaska, wetlands, invertebrates, temperature, nutrients

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environment

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Business Functions

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

Geography

  • Territories - Yukon (YT)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Wildlife and Landscape Science

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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Use Constraints
Copyright
Begin Date
2016

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

western Arctic, Alaska, wetlands, invertebrates, temperature, nutrients
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environment
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Wildlife and Landscape Science
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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