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Toolik Lake

Ecology of an Aquatic Ecosystem in Arctic Alaska

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  • © 1992

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  1. W. J. O’Brien
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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 78)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The biogeochemistry and zoogeography of lakes and rivers in arctic Alaska

    • George W. Kling, W. John O’Brien, Michael C. Miller, Anne E. Hershey
    Pages 1-14

  3. Cation export from Alaskan arctic watersheds

    • Jeffrey C. Cornwell
    Pages 15-22

  4. The flux of CO2 and CH4 from lakes and rivers in arctic Alaska

    • George W. Kling, George W. Kipphut, Michael C. Miller
    Pages 23-36

  5. A silicon budget for an Alaskan arctic lake

    • Jeffrey C. Cornwell, Susan Banahan
    Pages 37-44

  6. Biogeochemistry of manganese- and iron-rich sediments in Toolik Lake, Alaska

    • Jeffrey C. Cornwell, George W. Kipphut
    Pages 45-59

  7. Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and export for the upper Kuparuk River on the North Slope of Alaska in 1980

    • Bruce J. Peterson, Teresa Corliss, Keith Kriet, John E. Hobbie
    Pages 61-69

  8. Water and sediment export of the upper Kuparuk River drainage of the North Slope of Alaska

    • Keith Kriet, Bruce J. Peterson, Teresa L. Corliss
    Pages 71-81

  9. Influences of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) predation on the rocky littoral invertebrate community in an arctic lake

    • Benjamin E. Cuker, Michael E. McDonald, Samuel C. Mozley
    Pages 83-90

  10. The influence of light and nutrient addition upon the sediment chemistry of iron in an arctic lake

    • Susan F. Sugai, George W. Kipphut
    Pages 91-101

  11. Epilithic diatom community response to years of PO4 fertilization: Kuparuk River, Alaska (68 N Lat.)

    • Michael C. Miller, Paulo DeOliveira, George G. Gibeau
    Pages 103-119

  12. Epilithic chlorophyll a, photosynthesis, and respiration in control and fertilized reaches of a tundra stream

    • William B. Bowden, Bruce J. Peterson, Jacques C. Finlay, Jane Tucker
    Pages 121-131

  13. Community structure and bottom-up regulation of heterotrophic microplankton in arctic LTER lakes

    • Parke A. Rublee
    Pages 133-141

  14. Control mechanisms of arctic lake ecosystems: a limnocorral experiment

    • W. J. O’Brien, A. E. Hershey, J. E. Hobbie, M. A. Hullar, G. W. Kipphut, M. C. Miller et al.
    Pages 143-188

  15. A comparison of slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) populations in arctic lakes with and without piscivorous predators

    • Kristi L. Hanson, Anne E. Hershey, Michael E. McDonald
    Pages 189-201

  16. Effects of fish predation on larval chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) communities in an arctic ecosystem

    • Andrew P. Goyke, Anne E. Hershey
    Pages 203-211

  17. Cost of predation avoidance in young-of-year lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush): growth differential in sub-optimal habitats

    • Michael E. McDonald, Anne E. Hershey, W. John O’Brien
    Pages 213-218

  18. Shifts in abundance and growth of slimy sculpin in response to changes in the predator population in an arctic Alaskan lake

    • Michael E. McDonald, Anne E. Hershey
    Pages 219-223

  19. Salmonid diet and the size, distribution, and density of benthic invertebrates in an arctic lake

    • Glenn W. Merrick, Anne E. Hershey, Michael E. McDonald
    Pages 225-233

  20. Simulation model of the planktivorous feeding of arctic grayling: laboratory and field verification

    • W. John O’Brien, Barbara I. Evans
    Pages 235-245
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About this book

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 programme. 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.
In 1987 the Toolik Lake area was designated an LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) site, one of 18 such sites throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Antarctic. The research theme for the Arctic LTER also focuses on the regulation of Arctic ecosystems, whether regulation comes from the top down or bottom up. The Arctic LTER also incorporates a terrestrial component as well as a lake and stream component.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Toolik Lake

  • Book Subtitle: Ecology of an Aquatic Ecosystem in Arctic Alaska

  • Editors: W. J. O’Brien

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2720-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1952-8Published: 30 September 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5206-1Published: 05 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2720-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 269

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecology

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