Title: The Turkey Lakes Watershed Study
Citation: Environment, & et Changement climatique Canada, C. C. C. | E. (2018). The Turkey Lakes Watershed Study [Data set]. Open Data Canada. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/5742e8df-3864-46b8-b367-8f19c0c86b6c
Study Site: Turkey Lakes Watershed, ON
Purpose: The Turkey Lakes Watershed (TLW) Study was initiated in 1980 by Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to evaluate anthropogenic perturbation of Canadian Shield ecosystems. Originally, the Study focused on the aquatic and terrestrial effects of acid rain, but now it includes research into the effects of other anthropogenic pollutants (e.g. toxic contaminants) and ecological perturbations (e.g. forest harvesting, climate change and fish habitat modification).
Abstract: Intensive monitoring of meteorology, atmospheric deposition, hydrology and water chemistry within the TLW has permitted determination of water, ion, and nutrient budgets for both its terrestrial and aquatic components. The data permit detection of ecosystem trends and inference of cause. The health and status of both the terrestrial and aquatic biological communities (species distributions, production, standing stocks, etc.) have been determined also. Specific hydrological research questions such as the definition of water pathways during snowmelt have been considered. Hydrological, chemical and biological models have been developed and validated using TLW data and these have been used to simulate watershed responses at other locations. The basin has also acted as a base for related regional studies (e.g. water chemistry surveys, water bird population and distribution studies), and research is now branching to include evaluation of the effects of other airborne pollutants (e.g. metals and toxic organic contaminants), other system-level perturbations (e.g. UV-b and climate change), and specific landscape manipulations (e.g. forest harvesting and aquatic habitat alteration).
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research: Climate Change and Air Pollution
Further Info: For more information visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/turkey-lakes-watershed-study.html
Status: Complete
Keywords:
hydrology,
Air pollution,
Groundwater,
Water Quality,
Geographical coordinates: North: 47.068787741072406, South: 47.039608911140974 East: -84.38826514191483 West: -84.43298833378496
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 1980-01-01, End
Date: 2019-03-31
