A monitoring framework to assess changes in hydroecological conditions, and sources, distributions and toxicity of contaminants in lakes of the peace-athabasca delta

艾伯塔省北部的和平-阿萨巴斯卡三角洲（PAD）是一个以其生态、历史和文化意义而闻名的大型淡水景观，其生态系统服务受到多种潜在压力的威胁，包括气候变化、水电开发和油砂生产。由于担心三角洲河流的流量减少和污染增加，迫切需要进行有针对性的、综合的水文生态、污染物和毒性研究，以确保三角洲现在和未来得到保护。我们将与工业界（卑诗水电、加拿大自然资源有限公司、森科尔能源公司）、政府（阿尔伯塔环境监测、评估和报告机构、伍德布法罗国家公园）以及当地多方利益相关者的PAD生态监测计划（PADEMP）合作

The ecosystem services of the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), northern Alberta, a large freshwater landscape world-renowned for its ecological, historical and cultural significance, are threatened by multiple potential stressors including climate change, hydroelectric development and oilsands production. Concerns over declining discharge and increasing pollution of the rivers that flood and sustain the delta have led to a pressing need for targeted, integrated hydroecological, contaminant and toxicity research to ensure the delta is protected now and in the future. In collaboration with industry (BC Hydro; Canadian Natural Resources Limited; Suncor Energy), government (Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency; Wood Buffalo National Park) and the local multi-stakeholder PAD Ecological Monitoring Program (PADEMP), we will