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Loading... Toolik Lake : ecology of an aquatic ecosystem in arctic Alaskaby W. J. O'Brien
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The limnological study of Toolik Lake began in the Summer of 1975. This research was an outgrowth of the arctic IBP project which had focused mainly on small Arctic pond ecosystems on the Alaskan Arctic coastal plain. It was thought desirable to study larger, deeper lakes which contained fish to further generalizations developed during the IBP study. Initial research on Toolik Lake and the surrounding lakes and ponds focused on process studies such as annual primary productivity of the lake or the vertical migration patterns of the resident zooplankton. In 1983 the philosophy of the research changed with the funding of a more integrated programmer. The fundamental question posed was whether Arctic lake and stream ecosystems are regulated from the bottom up by nutrient availability or from the top down by the density and activity of top predators. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)574.52632209798Natural sciences and mathematics Life Sciences, Biology Biology Ecology Ecosystems Water HabitatsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |