Contents 



Foreword v 



Preface vii 



List of Contributors xii 



1^ 1 : Major Findings 



J. E. Hobbie 



Introduction, 1 Description of the Ponds, 2 

 Flux of Carbon, 5 Flux of Phosphorus, 10 Flux 

 of Nitrogen, 1 3 Effects of the Arctic Environ- 

 ment, 13 Modeling, 15 



^ 2: Introduction and Site Description 19 



J. E. Hobbie 



The Tundra Biome Project, 19 Limnology of the 

 Arctic, 2 1 Geography and Geomorphology, 25 

 Biology, 36 Energy and Nutrient Cycling, 42 

 Summary, 46 



3: Physics 51 



M. C. Miller. R. T. Prentki, and R. J. Barsdate 



Geography, 51 Temperature Studies, 54 

 Hydrology, 62 Light, 70 Currents, 71 

 Summary, 72 . 



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