Principal Investigator:Swanson, Heidi Licensed Year(s):20182017
2016
2016
201520142013 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to: 1) determine why fish mercury levels vary among lakes in the Dehcho region; 2) identify best predictors of fish mercury levels; and, 3) determine which fish have the lowest levels of mercury and highest levels of micro-nutrients and fatty acids.
The methods for this project include two parts, first is the collection of food web data from each lake...
Principal Investigator:Wrona, Frederick J Licensed Year(s):
2015
201420132012201120102009 Summary:
The overall objective of this research is to improve the knowledge on lake ice and its effect on food webs/productivity in small Arctic lake systems in order to better predict changes that could occur under changing climate.
The research involves the automated ice buoy and instrumented subsurface mooring system for continuous monitoring of weather conditions, lake ice cover (formation, growth o...
Principal Investigator:Fortier, Martin Licensed Year(s):
2013
20122011201020092007200620052004 Summary:
The central aim of the ArcticNet marine-based research program is to study on a long-term basis how climate induced changes are impacting the marine ecosystem, contaminant transport, biogeochemical fluxes, and exchange processes across the ocean-sea ice-atmosphere interface in the Canadian Arctic Ocean. Ultimately, the knowledge generated from this multi-year program will be integrated into regio...
Principal Investigator:Messmer, David J Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
To determine how spring and summer temperatures affect the abundance of the amphipod Gammarus lacustris throughout the summer. Over the 2 years of the experiment, the research team plans to use amphipods from 4 different sources over several latitudes (Montana-USA, St. Denis-SK, Yellowknife-NT, Inuvik, NT). Using this variety of geographic sources will allow us to assess if different populations...
Principal Investigator:Gantner, Nikolaus (Klaus) Licensed Year(s):2013
2012
2011 Summary:
The long term goals of this research are:
1. to identify and quantify the physical, chemical and ecological processes that affect contaminant transfer in Arctic aquatic food webs in response to observed and predicted climate variability & change in the Husky Lakes Watershed (HLW); and
2. to provide people and regulators of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk with tools to effectively monitor selected highly...
Principal Investigator:Wrona, Frederick J Licensed Year(s):
2011
20102009 Summary:
The overall objective of this research is to improve our knowledge on present-day food webs/productivity in small Arctic pond/lake systems in order to better predict changes that could occur under changing climate.
The methodology described below pertains to all research activities related to this research component dealing with fish. All other research activities related to this work were revi...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2010
2009 Summary:
For several years, studies have been conducted to find out if contaminant levels are changing in lake trout and burbot in Great Slave Lake. The researchers have been seeing some changes with mercury levels increasing and HCH levels declining in these fish. However, there have been other changes in the fish, especially lake trout which appear to contain less fat and to be feeding closer to shore th...
Principal Investigator:Muir, Andrew M Licensed Year(s):2012
2010
Summary:
The research objective is to provide baseline information on Lake Trout diversity within the proposed East Arm National Park
The research goals are to sample Lake Trout from each of 3 depth ranges [0-50m, 50-100m, and >100m] at 10 sites in the East Arm, Great Slave Lake; to sample lower food web (i.e., Mysis, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates) from each of 3 depth ranges at two previously samp...
Principal Investigator:Lesack, Lance Licensed Year(s):201720162015201420102009
2007
20062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993 Summary:
Specific activities for this field season include the following:
(1) Resolution of the sources and fates of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in aquatic food webs of the Mackenzie Delta (year 3 of PhD thesis project of S. Tank). This information is needed to ultimately understand the relative role of bacterial (fueled by DOC) versus photosynthetic organisms and their importance in ultimately sup...
Principal Investigator:Classen, Claire M Licensed Year(s):
2005
Summary:
The last self-sustaining population of whooping cranes breeds in a vast wetland complex in northern Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP), Canada. For the past fifty years, Canada and the United States have participated in successful conservation efforts to prevent the species’ extinction. However, the population of whooping cranes is still not large enough for the cranes to be de-listed from their ...