Recently added articles from Arctic:
Estimating the number of walruses in Svalbard from aerial surveys and behavioural data from Satellite Telemetry.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Christian ... ABSTRACT. All known terrestrial haul-out sites for walruses in Svalbard (n = 79) were surveyed during the period 1-3 August 2006, and sites that were in use (n = 17) were documented using digital photography. A total of 657 walruses were counted on land in the resultant images. An ...
The lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus, in Greenland.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Boertmann, D. ... ABSTRACT. The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) became a frequent visitor in Greenland in the mid-1980s. Breeding was confirmed in 1990, and today the species is a common breeder in at least two areas in Southwest Greenland between 60[degrees] and 66[degrees] N. The current breeding ...
Wolf reproduction in response to caribou migration and industrial development on the central barrens of mainland Canada.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Frame, Paul F. ... ABSTRACT. Reproductive success of mammals is greatly influenced by food availability. Where wolves (Canis lupus) prey on migratory barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus), caribou migration patterns strongly influence food availability for wolves. However, industrial development in ...
Mark-recapture and stochastic population models for polar bears of the High Arctic.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Taylor, Mitchell K. ... ABSTRACT. We used mark-recapture data and population viability analysis (PVA) to estimate demographic parameters, abundance, and harvest risks for two adjacent populations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) inhabiting Lancaster Sound and Norwegian Bay, Canada. Analyses were based on data ...
Point counts underestimate the importance of Arctic foxes as avian nest predators: evidence from remote video cameras in Arctic Alaskan oil fields.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Liebezeit, Joseph R. ... ABSTRACT. We used video cameras to identify nest predators at active shorebird and passerine nests and conducted point count surveys separately to determine species richness and detection frequency of potential nest predators in the Prudhoe Bay region of Alaska. From the surveys, we ...
Talent in the cold? Creative capital and the economic future of the Canadian North.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Petrov, Andrey N. ... ABSTRACT. The concept of the creative economy provides an alternative perspective on regional development in the Canadian North. Most studies in the economic geography of talent and creativity have focused on large metropolitan centres, but from the path-creation perspective, the creative ...
"The time of the most polar bears": a co-management conflict in Nunavut.
Jun 01, 2008; Dowsley, Martha ... ABSTRACT. Since the 1990s, Inuit traditional knowledge (Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit) has taken on a substantial role in polar bear management in the Canadian territory of Nunavut through its direct use in quota-setting procedures. A co-management conflict has arisen from an increase of hunting ...
Effects of seismic lines on the abundance of breeding Birds in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Ashenhurst, Amber R. ... ABSTRACT. Current plans to increase oil and gas exploration and extraction in the Canadian Arctic include development in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories. Various studies have shown impacts of seismic lines on vegetation, but the effects on bird abundance in the ...
Environmental conditions and vegetation recovery at abandoned drilling Mud Sumps in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.(Technical report)
Jun 01, 2008; Johnstone, Jill F. ... ABSTRACT. Historical data from oil and gas exploration in the delta of the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, in the 1970s provided an opportunity to estimate decadal-scale impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling on native plant communities in low Arctic tundra. We assessed ...
Skaftafell in Iceland: a thousand years of change.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Blake Jr, Weston ... SKAFTAFELL IN ICELAND: A THOUSAND YEARS OF CHANGE. By JACK D. IVES. Reykjavik: Ormstunga Bokautgafa, 2007. ISBN 978-9979-63-055-5. 256 p., colour maps, colour and b&w illus., forewords, notes, appendices, references, suggestions for further reading, index. Hardbound. ISK5.200; Cdn$80.00. ...
Canada rocks: the Geologic Journey.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Dewing, Keith ... CANADA ROCKS: THE GEOLOGIC JOURNEY. By NICK EYLES and ANDREW MIALL. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007. ISBN 978-1-55041-860-6. xvi + 512 p., colour maps, photos, and charts, glossary, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$60.00. Telling the story of the four-billion-year ...
The Northern Horizons of guy blanchet: intrepid surveyor, 1884-1966.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Finch, David ... THE NORTHERN HORIZONS OF GUY BLANCHET: INTREPID SURVEYOR, 1884-1966. By GWYNETH HOYLE. Toronto, Ontario: Natural Heritage Books, The Dundurn Group, 2007. ISBN 978-1-55002-759-4. 240 p., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$24.99; [EURO]13.99. "Make up your mind ....
Owls of the United States and Canada; A complete guide to their biology and behavior.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Houston, C. Stuart ... OWLS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THEIR BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. By WAYNE LYNCH. Vancouver, British Columbia: UBC Press and Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7748-1459-1. xxii + 242 p., 19 maps, 2 tables, 208 colour photos, bib., ...
The Arctic Promise: legal and political autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Wilson, Gary N. ... THE ARCTIC PROMISE: LEGAL AND POLITICAL AUTONOMY OF GREENLAND AND NUNAVUT. BY NATALIA LOUKACHEVA. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8020-9486-5. xiv + 255 p., maps, notes, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$27.95; [pounds sterling]18.00. In recent years, ...
Human Ecology of Beringia.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2008; Le Blanc, Raymond ... HUMAN ECOLOGY OF BERINGIA. By JOHN F. HOFFECKER and SCOTT A. ELIAS. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-13060-8. xi + 290 p., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound. US$45.00; [pounds sterling]29.00. The timing of initial human migration to the ...
Books received.
Jun 01, 2008 ... THE EXPEDITIONS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 1882-83. By WILLIAM BARR. Calgary, Alberta: The Arctic Institute of North America, 2008. ISBN 978-1-894 788-03-8. maps,b&willus., appendix, glossary, references, index. Softbound. Cdn$28.95. HOUSE CALLS BY DOGSLED: SIX YEARS ...
David C. Nutt(1919-2008).(Biography)
Jun 01, 2008; Morse, S.A. ... Captain David Clark Nutt USNR, 88, of Etna, New Hampshire, died on January 10, 2008, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Born in Cleveland on June 21, 1919, to Joseph Randolph Nutt and Elizabeth Hasbrouck Nutt, he graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in botany in 1941. Two years later, he ...
The sinking of the MS Explorer: implications for cruise tourism in Arctic Canada.(InfoNorth)
Jun 01, 2008; Stewart, E.J. ... INTRODUCTION BUILT IN 1969, AND AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN as "the little red ship," the MS Explorer was the first vessel specifically designed for transport of passengers in the polar regions (Fig. 1). Under the name Lindblad Explorer, she took passengers to Antarctica in the 1969-70 ...
NWT/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Northwest Territories)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Since 1995, hundreds of volunteers have participated in the NWT/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey. Administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service in cooperation with the territorial governments and Parks Canada, the survey is part of a national effort to collect scientific data on the ...
New AINA board member.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In addition to the six new board members welcomed at the January 2008 meeting of the AINA Board of Directors, another new member, Leon Sorenson, was on hand for the May 2008 board meeting. Mr. Sorenson is currently Vice President, Arctic Islands, for Petro-Canada. He graduated from the ...