Productivity of Marine Mammal Food Chains in the Northwest Passage

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: contaminants, biology, benthic invertebrates, marine mammals, plankton, food chain

chercheur principal: Welch, Harold (9)
Nᵒ de permis: 12182
Organisation: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Année(s) de permis: 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1987
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: Barry Hargrave, Bob Conover

Objectif(s): To quantify benthic invertebrates such as snails and clams; to monitor phytoplankton, nutrients and zooplankton, to sample Char Lake fauna and flora for stable isotope and heavy metal analysis; to study schools of arctic cod and associated predators;

Description du projet: The researcher and his team will quantify benthic invertebrates such as snails and clams, monitor phytoplankton, nutrients, and zooplankton, sample Char Lake fauna and flora for stable isotope and heavy metal analysis, and study schools of arctic cod and associated predators.