Terrestrial systems

The tundra, rivers and lakes of the continental Arctic underpin the lifestyle of Inuit and Northerners, providing food and drinking water. Projects devoted to this focus on understanding how changing terrestrial ecosystems impact industry, socio-economic development and climate change.

Current projects

Phase 5 (2019-2023)

Nunataryuk – Permafrost thaw and the changing Arctic coast: the MacKenzie delta and coastal waters sampling

Marcel Babin Université Laval/Takuvik

Long-term hydrological dynamics of Canada’s largest watershed: climate controls on water quantity and quality of the Mackenzie River Basin

Jennifer Galloway University of Calgary

Ensuring water security in the High Arctic: understanding the impacts of changing permafrost and hydrology on water quality and aquatic ecosystems.

Melissa Lafreniere Queen's University

Understanding and predicting future coastal climate-vegetation-cryosphere interactions in coastal Labrador

Robert Way Queen's University

Changing nutrients and food web health in northern lakes and rivers

Milla Rautio Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)

Developing seasonal multi-layer network models to evaluate cumulative impacts on Arctic ecosystems

Pierre Legagneux Université Laval