Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, flooding, lake structure
| Principal Investigator: | Medeiros, Andrew (2) |
| Licence Number: | 17199 |
| Organization: | Dalhousie University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2023
2022
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| Issued: | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Project Team: | Raelene Fewer, Connor Nishikawa, Annabe Marquardt, Andrew Medeiros, Yarrow Axford, Maggie Osburn, Bailey Nash, Mia Tuccillo, Aidan Burdick |
Objective(s): To examine the effects of flooding and permafrost changes on the ecological function and structure of differing lakes in the Mackenzie River uplands region.
Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5455. To examine the effects of flooding and permafrost changes on the ecological function and structure of differing lakes in the Mackenzie River uplands region. The research team will drive to sites along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway to collect 1 litre water samples from a small boat. The research team will be using a multi-parameter probe (YSI) to determine water temperature, depth, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and pH. Water samples will be collected from just below the water surface using pre-cleaned plastic bottles. Two sediment cores will be extracted from each lake (gravity corer, 8.4 cm diameter), and transported back to the lab for processing. The research team are available to give presentations about the research to local schools and interested community organizations. Once the research is complete, a poster will be prepared that can be displayed at the Aurora Research Institute that outlines the study's findings. Copies of any publications that result from this research will be sent to the Aurora Research Institute library. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from June 15, 2023 to July 31, 2023.
