Ice Scour Disturbances and Structure of Arctic Bottom Communities
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, benthic invertebrates, sonar survey, seabed, ice scouring
| Principal Investigator: | Conlan, Kathleen E. (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12180 |
| Organization: | Canadian Museum of Nature |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | Dr. Rikk Kvitek, Mr. Ken Israel, Ms. Kirsten Carlsen, Mr. Ed Hendrycks |
Objective(s): To characterize the physical disturbance regime primarily with side scan sonar to generate ecologically relevant data on disturbance coverage, frequency and intensity; to determine the population and community responses to ice scour, and link patterns of zonation and larger spatial and temporal community mosaics to this disturbance.
Project Description: The researcher and her team will document the intensity of ice scouring by side scan sonar, develop a method for aging ice scour tracks, and study the dynamics of species interactions following ice scour events.
