Arctic articles from June 2005

Arctic archives from June 2005

Digesting the message about contaminants and country foods in the Canadian North: a review and recommendations for future research and action.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Communicating the risks of environmental contaminants in the food chain to northern Aboriginal peoples poses significant challenges for communities at risk and environment and health professionals alike. Reported results of poor risk...

The commoditization of country foods in Nunavik: a comparative assessment of its development, applications, and significance.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. The article presents the historical roots of development policy vis-a-vis Canadian Inuit as it relates to the commoditization of country foods in the Canadian North, with particular reference to Nunavik. Although Inuit place an...

Common eider (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) nest cover and depredation on central Alaskan Beaufort Sea barrier islands.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Female common eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) generally select nest sites in areas with driftwood cover. Previous studies of common eiders have shown a positive relationship between nest success and driftwood cover. Our...

Comparing maps of mean monthly surface temperature and precipitation for Alaska and adjacent areas of Canada produced by two different methods.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Maps of mean monthly surface temperature and precipitation for Alaska and adjacent areas of Canada, produced by Oregon State University's Spatial Climate Analysis Service (SCAS) and the Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (AGDC),...

Extratropical cyclones and precipitation within the Canadian Archipelago during the cold season.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Extratropical cyclones produce much of the precipitation over the Arctic, but the details of this cause-effect relationship is not well documented. In this study, we examined extratropical cyclones within the Canadian Archipelago, a...

Denesoline (Chipewyan) knowledge of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) movements.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Semi-directed interviews relating to the traditional knowledge (TK) of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) movements were conducted with elders and hunters from the Denesoline (Chipewyan) community of Lutsel K'e,...

Movements of walruses radio-tagged in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Satellite radio-location data from 57 adult male Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) were used to estimate haul-out fidelity, broadly describe seasonal foraging distributions, and determine the approximate timing of autumn...

Demography and viability of a hunted population of polar bears.
June 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. We estimated demographic parameters and harvest risks for a population of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) inhabiting Baffin Bay, Canada and Greenland, from 1974 to 1997. Our demographic analysis included a detailed assessment of age-...

Frozen Oceans: the Floating World of Pack Ice.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... FROZEN OCEANS: THE FLOATING WORLD OF PACK ICE. BY DAVID N. THOMAS. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-55407-000-7. 224 p., maps, colour and b & w illus., glossary, bib., index. Hardbound. Cdn$45.00; US$45.00. Thirteen...

The Whales They Give Themselves: Conversations with Harry Brower, Sr.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... THE WHALES THEY GIVE THEMSELVES: CONVERSATIONS WITH HARRY BROWER, SR. Edited by KAREN BREWSTER. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2004. ISBN 1-889963-66-6. xvii + 232 p., map, b & w illus., bib., index. Softbound. US$22.95. The Brower...

Taxonomy, Ecology and Distribution of Hygrocybe (Fr.) P. Kumm. and Camarophyllopsis Herink (Fungi, Basidiomycota, Hygrocybeae) in Greenland.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... TAXONOMY, ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HYGROCYBE (FR.) P. KUMM. AND CAMAROPHYLLOPSIS HERINK (FUNGI, BASIDIOMYCOTA, HYGROCYBEAE) IN GREENLAND. By TORBJORN BORGEN and EEF ARNOLDS. Copenhagen: Danish Polar Center, 2004. Meddelelser om Gronland,...

Fish Otoliths from the Paleocene (Selandian) of West Greenland.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... FISH OTOLITHS FROM THE PALEOCENE (SELANDIAN) OF WEST GREENLAND. By WERNER SCHWARZHANS. Copenhagen: Danish Polar Center, 2004. Meddelelser om Gronland, Geoscience 42. 32 p., maps, b & w illus., bib. Softbound. DKK125 + s & h. Fish otoliths,...

Lives and Landscapes: A Photographic Memoir of Outport Newfoundland and Labrador, 1949-1963.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... LIVES AND LANDSCAPES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMOIR OF OUTPORT NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, 1949-1963. By ELMER HARP, Jr. Edited and introduced by M.A.P. RENOUF. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7735-2517-3. xxi +...

Journey to the Ice Age.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... JOURNEY TO THE ICE AGE. By GIL DEWART. Sun Valley, California: Ruobei Tang Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-9665-156-3-3. xxiv + 333 p., b & w illus., glossary. Softbound. US$18.99. The title of the book does not adequately convey its contents,...

Nimrod: Ernest Shackleton and the Extraordinary Story of the 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... NIMROD: ERNEST SHACKLETON AND THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE 1907-09 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. By BEAU RIFFENBURGH. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-7475-7254-2. xxiv + 358 p., maps, b & w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound....

Books received.
June 1, 2005... ARCTIC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT. Edited by NIELS EINARSSON, JOAN NYMAND LARSEN, ANNIKA NILSSON and ORAN R. YOUNG. Akureyri, Iceland: Stefansson Arctic Institute, 2004. ISBN 9979-834-45-5. 242 p., maps, colour illus. Softbound. US$28.00. ...

Papers to appear in Arctic.
June 1, 2005... TSUJI, L.J.S., WAINMAN, B.C., WEBER, J.-P., SUTHERLAND, C., KATAPATUK, B., and NIEBOER, E. Protecting the Health of First Nation Personnel at Contaminated Sites: A Case Study of Mid-Canada Radar Line Site 050 in Northern Canada. THOMAS,...

S. Brian McCann (1935-2004).(OBITUARY)(Obituary)
June 1, 2005... Brian McCann, Arctic and coastal geomorphologist and former Chair of the Department of Geography at McMaster University, died on January 30th, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Louise, and their two children, son Callum and daughter Bronwen....

Tracking long-term environmental changes in Arctic lakes and ponds: a paleolimnological perspective.(InfoNorth)
June 1, 2005... HIGH-LATITUDE REGIONS have repeatedly been identified as important reference areas for environmental change research, as they are especially sensitive to even small climatic changes and are often the first to show signs of environmental shifts....

International Polar Year news.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... New funding for Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) activities has not yet been secured, but planning for a wide variety of national and international activities is continuing. A total of 260 Canadian pre-proposals (of almost 1000...

Inuit clothing book honoured.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Sinews of Survival: The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing, by Canadian ethnologist and AINA member Betty Kobayashi Issenman, was selected as one of the ten best anthropological books of all time by Guardian Unlimited, the web version of Britain's...

Awards for Sheila Watt-Cloutier.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... In April 2005, AINA Fellow Sheila Watt-Cloutier was announced as the recipient of two highly prestigious awards. Ms. Watt-Cloutier, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, was one of seven individuals recognized by the United Nations...

NWT/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Researchers and travelers to the North who are interested in birds are encouraged to participate in the 2005 Northwest Territories/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey. Now in its 11th year, the survey is a program of the Canadian Wildlife Service,...

Yukon Biodiversity Database.(AINA NEWS)
June 1, 2005... The Yukon Biodiversity Database, which describes more than 4200 publications and research projects about the biology of Yukon and the Beaufort Sea, is now available at www.aina.ucalgary.ca/yb. The database was created for the Yukon...

Conferences.(INFONORTH)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets and Glaciers International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 25-29 July 2005, Seoul, Korea Website: www.igarss05.org IV International Conference on Cryopedology Cryosols:...