Marine Sedimentation and Biological Communities in the Pangnirtung Fiord, NWT
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, biology, benthic sampling, sediment, marine ecosystem, hydrological processes
| Principal Investigator: | Dale, Janis E. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 7032 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, Queen's University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1988
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
| Project Team: | John R. Glew; Karen Handford; Brian Cumming |
Objective(s): To examine marine sedimentation and marine benthic faunal communities in the Pangnirtung Fiord by surveying, mapping, photographing and sampling. To measure tidal ranges, water current velocities, biological activities, sedimentation rates and the effects of freeze-up and break-up. To sample marine flora and fauna, sediment, fast and inter-tidal ice and diagnostic diatoms.
