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      A lake-centric geospatial database to guide research and inform management decisions in an Arctic watershed in northern Alaska experiencing climate and land-use changes

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      Jones, B. M. , Arp, C. D. , Whitman, M. S. , Nigro, D. , Nitze, I. , Beaver, J. , Gädeke, A. , Zuck, C. , Liljedahl, A. , Daanen, R. , Torvinen, E. , Fritz, S. and Grosse, G. (2017): A lake-centric geospatial database to guide research and inform management decisions in an Arctic watershed in northern Alaska experiencing climate and land-use changes , Ambio . doi: 10.1007/s13280-017-0915-9
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      https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0915-9
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      https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0915-9
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      Lakes are dominant and diverse landscape features in the Arctic, but conventional land cover classification schemes typically map them as a single uniform class. Here, we present a detailed lake-centric geospatial database for an Arctic watershed in northern Alaska. We developed a GIS dataset consisting of 4362 lakes that provides information on lake morphometry, hydrologic connectivity, surface area dynamics, surrounding terrestrial ecotypes, and other important conditions describing Arctic lakes. Analyzing the geospatial database relative to fish and bird survey data shows relations to lake depth and hydrologic connectivity, which are being used to guide research and aid in the management of aquatic resources in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Further development of similar geospatial databases is needed to better understand and plan for the impacts of ongoing climate and land-use changes occurring across lake-rich landscapes in the Arctic.

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      Authors:
      Jones, Benjamin M. ; Arp, Christopher D. ; Whitman, Matthew S. ; Nigro, Debora ; Nitze, Ingmar ; Beaver, John ; Gädeke, Anne ; Zuck, Callie ; Liljedahl, Anna ; Daanen, Ronald ; Torvinen, Eric ; Fritz, Stacey ; Grosse, Guido
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      AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Permafrost Research
      AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Junior Research Group: PETA-CARB
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      Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Junior Research Group: PETA-CARB
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      Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2018) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.3: Degrading permafrost landscapes; carbon, energy and water fluxes
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      Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2018) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.3: Degrading permafrost landscapes; carbon, energy and water fluxes
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      44300
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