Arctic articles from December 2001

Arctic archives from December 2001

Breeding biology of brant on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Richard C. Cotter (1) James E. Hines (2) ABSTRACT. The numbers of brant (Branta bernicla) in the Pacific Flyway are relatively small compared to other populations of arctic geese and have declined from historic levels. Little...

Wader population censuses in the Arctic: getting the timing right.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Hans Meltofte (1) ABSTRACT. There is increasing evidence that breeding wader censuses often have significantly underestimated densities in the Arctic and other areas. This evidence includes the recording of many more red knots Calidris...

Glaciers and climate change: Perspectives from oral tradition.
December 1, 2001... Julie Cruikshank (1) ABSTRACT. In northwestern North America, glaciers figure prominently in both indigenous oral traditions and narratives of geophysical sciences. These perspectives intersect in discussions about global warming,...

Calf production, Calf survival, and Recruitment of muskoxen on Banks Island during a period of changing population density from 1986-99.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Nicholas C. Larter (1,2) John A. Nagy (1) ABSTRACT. Population estimates for muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) (age> 1 year) on Banks Island increased from 29 168 (SE 2104) in 1985 to a peak of 64 608 (SE 2009) in 1994 and then declined to...

Comparative effects on plants of caribou/reindeer, moose and white-tailed deer herbivory.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Michel Crete (1) Jean-Pierre Ouellet (2) Louis Lesage (3) ABSTRACT. We reviewed the literature reporting negative or positive effects on vegetation of herbivory by caribou/reindeer, moose, and white-tailed deer in light of the...

Summer movements of radio-tagged Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Lake Hazen, Nunavut, Canada.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... John A. Babaluk (1,2) H. Renee Wissink (3,4) Barry G. Troke (3,5) Douglas A. Clark (3,6) James D. Johnson (1) ABSTRACT. Radiotelemetry was used to determine whether Lake Hazen arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) were...

Bioclimatic implications and distribution patterns of the Modern Ground Beetle Fauna (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Arctic slope of Alaska, U.S.A.
December 1, 2001... Robert E. Nelson (1) ABSTRACT. Some 56 species of Carabidae have been previously reported on the Arctic Slope of Alaska; of these, only nine have been found at coastal sites in the region. Though for some taxa (e.g., most species of...

Hunting and management of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Greenland: Changing strategies to cope with new national and local interests.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Frank Sejersen (1) ABSTRACT. Modernization, as well as the rapid socioeconomic and political changes that have taken place in Greenland in the 20th century, have altered the interests and concerns of Greenland's hunters. For example, these...

Breeding ecology of sympatric greater and lesser scaup (Aythya marila and Aythya affinis) in the Subarctic Northwest territories.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Michael A. Fournier (1,2) James E. Hines (1) ABSTRACT. We studied the breeding ecology of greater and lesser scaup on islands of the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, and on the nearby mainland during 1990-98. The...

Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition 1925.
December 1, 2001... DANGEROUS CROSSINGS: THE FIRST MODERN POLAR EXPEDITION 1925. By JOHN H. BRYANT and HAROLD N. CONES. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55750-187-4. 209 p., maps, b&w illus., afterword, appendices, notes, bib., index....

The Other Side Of Eden: Hunters, Farmers And The Shaping Of The World.
December 1, 2001... THE OTHER SIDE OF EDEN: HUNTERS, FARMERS AND THE SHAPING OF THE WORLD. By HUGH BRODY. Vancouver and Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. 374 p., maps, bib., index. Hardbound. Cdn$35.00. Hugh Brody has become famous among those who write about...

Protecting The Polar Marine Environment: Law And Policy For Pollution Prevention.
December 1, 2001... PROTECTING THE POLAR MARINE ENVIRONMENT: LAW AND POLICY FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION. Edited by DAVOR VIDAS. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. xxi + 276 p., maps, footnotes, indices. Hardbound. US$69.95. During the last half of the...

Igloo Dwellers Were My Church.
December 1, 2001... IGLOO DWELLERS WERE MY CHURCH. By JOHN R. SPERRY. Calgary, Alberta: Bayeux Arts Inc., 2001. ISBN 1-896209-58-0. ix + 174 P., maps, b&w and colour illus., glossary, index. Softbound. Cdn$29.95. If you are a lover of good books on the...

The Natural History Of An Arctic Oil Field: Development And The Biota.
December 1, 2001... THE NATURAL HISTORY OF AN ARCTIC OIL FIELD: DEVELOPMENT AND THE BIOTA. Edited by JOE C. TRUETT and STEPHEN R. JOHNSON. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-701235-4. xvi + 422 p., maps, b&w and colour illus., bib., index. Hardbound....

The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition.
December 1, 2001... THE COLDEST MARCH: SCOTT'S FATAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. By SUSAN SOLOMON. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-300-08967-8. xxii + 383 p., b&w illus., maps, appendixes, glossary, bib., index. Hardbound. US$29.95/[pounds...

Fossils from lake sediments in Northern Quebec and Labrador: A window into past climate changes. (Info North).
December 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION I have always been fascinated by landscapes, and especially their origins. I ask myself: How was it before? How fast did it evolve? What are the processes involved in these changes, and what are their consequences for...

Habitat requirements of white-winged and surf scoters in the Mackenzie Delta region, Northwest territories. (Info North).
December 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION In 1998 I was presented with an opportunity to fulfil a long-time dream: to work in the Arctic. This opportunity came in the form of a job offer from the Gwich'in Renewable Resource Board (GRRB) in Inuvik, Northwest...

AINA news.(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Mount Logan on CD-ROM Mount Logan on CD-ROM, volume 1, the first CD by Gerald Holdsworth published by the Arctic Institute of North America, won an Award of Merit in the Informational and Interactive category at the Annual AMTEC...