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The Limnology of Toolik Lake

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Freshwaters of Alaska

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 119))

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The scientific study of the Arctic is recent with the exception of various collections and cataloging of plants and animals in the 19th century. The limnological investigation of the Arctic is even more recent with the first review paper of arctic limnology listing only seven papers that dealt with arctic lakes (Rawson, 1953). However, after World War II, research stations developed in arctic Europe, Greenland, and at Point Barrow in Alaska. There was considerable research activity at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) in Barrow (Livingstone et al., 1958; Hobbie, 1964, Chapter 2; Stross and Kangas, 1969), much of which is reviewed by Hobbie (1973).

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  1. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775-7220, USA

    Alexander M. Milner

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O’Brien, W.J. et al. (1997). The Limnology of Toolik Lake. In: Milner, A.M., Oswood, M.W. (eds) Freshwaters of Alaska. Ecological Studies, vol 119. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0677-4_3

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