Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: biology, freshwater ecosystem, solar radiation, microbiology, plankton, ultraviolet radiation
| chercheur principal: | Vincent, W.F. (2) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12669 |
| Organisation: | Universite Laval |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1994
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1994 |
| Équipe de projet: | D. Lean, A. Quesada |
Objectif(s): To quantify the microbial constiuents as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton dominants in a range of high Arctic freshwater ecosystems; and to evaluate the exposure, sensitivity and resistance of these microbial communities to solar ultraviolet-B radiation.
Description du projet: There is increasing evidence that levels of solar UV-B radiation have begun to rise in the high Arctic. Little is known about microbial life-forms in the ecosystems of Arctic lakes and rivers and their UV-B resistance. A sampling hole will be drilled in the lake ice. These samples of zooplankton will be studied by a microscope. Samples of water and periphytic communites will also be taken. Underwater solar radiation will also be measured.
