Dean, Joshua F.Billett, Michael F.Baxter, RobertDinsmore, Kerry J.Lessels, Jason S.Street, Lorna E.Subke, Jens ArneTetzlaff, DoertheWashbourne, IanWookey, Philip A.2017-02-082017-02-082016-11Dean, J F, Billett, M F, Baxter, R, Dinsmore, K J, Lessels, J S, Street, L E, Subke, J A, Tetzlaff, D, Washbourne, I & Wookey, P A 2016, 'Biogeochemistry of “pristine” freshwater stream and lake systems in the western Canadian Arctic', Biogeochemistry, vol. 130, no. 3, pp. 191-213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0252-20168-2563http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8180This work was supported by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (grant numbers NE/K000217/1, NE/K000225/1, NE/K000268/1 and NE/K000284/1). We would like to thank the Aurora Research Institute in Inuvik, Prof Philip Marsh of Wilfrid Laurier University, Dr Oliver Sonnentag of Universite´ de Montre´al and Dr Mark Cooper of the University of Exeter for their support during the field campaigns, and Dr James Weedon of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for support with the statistical analyses. We would also like to thank the associate editor for this manuscript—Dr Breck Bowden—and three anonymous reviewers whose comments have substantially improved this paper. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.236033317engSDG 13 - Climate ActionArctic catchmentsBaseline studyClimate changeFreshwater biogeochemistryInland watersPermafrost thawPristine environmentGE Environmental SciencesEnvironmental ChemistryWater Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface ProcessesNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)NE/K000217/1NE/K000225/1NE/K000268/1NE/K000284/1GEJournal article10.1007/s10533-016-0252-2http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991109088&partnerID=8YFLogxK1303