Drivers of variation in fish mercury and fatty acids levels in lakes of the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories
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GWF-NWF: Northern Water Futures
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Dataset Title
Drivers of variation in fish mercury and fatty acids levels in lakes of the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories
Additional Information
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Heidi Swanson | PI | hswanson@uwaterloo.ca | University of Waterloo |
Tara Boag | Originator | tnboag@uwaterloo.ca | University of Waterloo |
Abstract
Fish tissue samples have been collected (2012 to 2019) from seven lakes in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories to determine fatty acid and mercury levels. To explore possible drivers of among-lake variability in fish mercury and fatty acid levels, lake-level environmental variables, including water chemistry and watershed characteristics, are being monitored. Community composition of algae and bacteria is also being investigated through rRNA analysis of water samples.
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This data was collected to explore possible drivers of among-lake variability in fish mercury and fatty acid levels in lakes of the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories.
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Fish mercury |
Fish fatty acids |
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Dehcho region |
Northwest Territories |
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-122.54
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-119.16
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63.19
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60.50
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Is Boundary Rectangular
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Dehcho region of Northwest Territories
(picture courtesy of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehcho_Region)
Echaot'ı̨e Kų́ę́ (Fort Liard),
Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́ (Fort Simpson),
Tthek'éhdélı̨ (Jean Marie River),
Tthenáágó (Nahanni Butte),
Sambaa Kʼe (place of trout), and
Pedzéh Kı̨́ (Wrigley)
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