Shallow freshwater ecosystems of the circumpolar Arctic

M Rautio, F Dufresne, I Laurion, S Bonilla… - Ecoscience, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This review provides a synthesis of limnological data and conclusions from studies on ponds
and small lakes at our research sites in Subarctic and Arctic Canada, Alaska, northern …

Evaluating global temperature calibrations for lacustrine branched GDGTs: Seasonal variability, paleoclimate implications, and future directions

B Zhao, JM Russell, VC Tsai, A Blaus… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) preserved in lake sediments are
increasingly used to investigate past terrestrial temperatures. brGDGTs are ubiquitous in …

Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems

JE Vonk, SE Tank, WB Bowden, I Laurion… - …, 2015 - bg.copernicus.org
The Arctic is a water-rich region, with freshwater systems covering about 16% of the northern
permafrost landscape. Permafrost thaw creates new freshwater ecosystems, while at the …

Patterns and regulation of dissolved organic carbon: An analysis of 7,500 widely distributed lakes

S Sobek, LJ Tranvik, YT Prairie… - Limnology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a key parameter in lakes that can affect numerous
features, including microbial metabolism, light climate, acidity, and primary production. In an …

Lake eutrophication associated with geographic location, lake morphology and climate in China

W Liu, Q Zhang, G Liu - Hydrobiologia, 2010 - Springer
Lake eutrophication is influenced by both anthropogenic and natural factors. Few studies
have examined relationships between eutrophication parameters and natural factors at a …

High Arctic wetlands: their occurrence, hydrological characteristics and sustainability

M Woo, KL Young - Journal of Hydrology, 2006 - Elsevier
High Arctic wetlands, though limited in occurrence, are an important ecological niche,
providing the major vegetated areas in an arid and cold polar desert environment. These …

Distribution and sources of organic matter in surface marine sediments across the North American Arctic margin

MA Goñi, AE O'Connor, ZZ Kuzyk… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
As part of the International Polar Year research program, we conducted a survey of surface
marine sediments from box cores along a section extending from the Bering Sea to Davis …

Biogeochemical distinctiveness of peatland ponds, thermokarst waterbodies, and lakes

J Arsenault, J Talbot, LE Brown… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Small lentic freshwater ecosystems play a disproportionate role in global biogeochemical
cycles by processing large amounts of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P), but it is …

Using diatoms to monitor stream biological integrity in Eastern Canada: an overview of 10 years of index development and ongoing challenges

I Lavoie, S Campeau, N Zugic-Drakulic… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
An improved version of the Eastern Canadian Diatom Index (IDEC: Indice Diatomées de
l'Est du Canada) was developed, incorporating modifications to optimize diatom-based …

Spatial and temporal variation in Arctic freshwater chemistry—Reflecting climate‐induced landscape alterations and a changing template for biodiversity

BJ Huser, MN Futter, D Bogan, JE Brittain… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater chemistry across the circumpolar region was characterised using a pan‐Arctic
data set from 1,032 lake and 482 river stations. Temporal trends were estimated for Early …