Arctic articles from June 2006

Arctic archives from June 2006

Canadian sovereignty: climate change and politics in the Arctic.( )
June 1, 2006... The Canadian Arctic Archipelago, as a defining landscape of the Canadian persona, quickly becomes a flash point when international politics are at issue. The effects of climate change on the archipelago are no exception to this rule. The...

Regional assessment of GCM-simulated current climate over northern Canada.(Global Climate Models)
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Several international Global Climate Models (GCMs) are evaluated on their ability to simulate the mean values and spatial variability of current (1961-90) temperature and precipitation over four regions across Canada's North. A number...

The potential for using Little Diomede Island as a platform for observing environmental conditions in Bering Strait.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. The Pacific waters that enter the Arctic via the Bering Strait exert a major influence on the Arctic Ocean's stratification, ice cover, and ecosystem. We demonstrate the potential of a shore-based laboratory to monitor the water...

An Aboriginal perspective on the remediation of Mid-Canada Radar Line sites in the Subarctic: a partnership evaluation.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. The Mid-Canada Radar Line (MCRL) was built during the 1950s in response to the perceived threat of a Soviet nuclear attack over the Arctic. The MCRL was an entirely Canadian project, consisting of 98 radar stations that stretched...

Human health implications of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in blubber of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus).
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Concerns exist regarding the health and nutrition of subsistence-based communities in Alaska. An apparent increase in diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other disease conditions among Alaska Natives has accompanied their change...

Status, trends and Attendance Patterns of the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in Nunavut, Canada.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Nunavut supports ten breeding colonies of northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), most of which have rarely been visited on the ground by biologists. During 2000-04, we surveyed six colonies previously thought to support more than 80%...

Dynamic responses of calving caribou to oilfields in northern Alaska.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Past research has suggested that during the calving period, caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Arctic Alaska generally avoid areas within 1 km of oilfield roads with traffic. However, avoidance is not absolute, and caribou may habituate...

Biogeographical evidence for the grass (Poaceae) species of Pleistocene Beringian lowlands.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Late Pleistocene Beringia had herb-dominated vegetation with abundant grasses (Poaceae), and it was inhabited by an impressive assemblage of large grazing mammals. This paper reconstructs the list of most probable late Pleistocene...

Vegetation correlates of the history and density of nesting by Ross's geese and lesser snow geese at Karrak Lake, Nunavut.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Growth in populations of Ross's geese (Chen rossii) and lesser snow geese (C. caerulescens) has led to concerns about destructive grazing of Arctic ecosystems. We estimated the extent and composition of plant communities at Karrak...

Lightning and fires in the Northwest Territories and responses to future climate change.
June 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Lightning and fire characteristics within the Northwest Territories (NWT) jurisdiction of the Mackenzie Basin between 1994 and 1999 are examined using data from the lightning detection network operating in the NWT and from the...

The Last Imaginary Place: A Human History of the Arctic World.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... THE LAST IMAGINARY PLACE: A HUMAN HISTORY OF THE ARCTIC WORLD. By ROBERT MCGHEE. Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited, 2004. 296 p., maps, illustrations, color plates, index, bib. Hardbound. Cdn$39.95. The word "Arctic" to most people calls...

Arctic Human Development Report.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ARCTIC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT. Edited by NIELS EINARSSON, JOAN NYMAND LARSEN, ANNIKA NILSSON and ORAN R. YOUNG. Akureyri: Stefansson Arctic Institute. 2004. ISBN 9979-834-45-5. 242 p., maps, colour illus. Softbound. US$28.00 + s & h. The...

Ciuliamta Akluit, Things of Our Ancestors: Yup'ik Elders Explore the Jacobsen Collection at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin.(Yup'ik Elders at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin: Fieldwork Turned in its Head)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... CIULIAMTA AKLUIT, THINGS OF OUR ANCESTORS: YUP'IK ELDERS EXPLORE THE JACOBSEN COLLECTION AT THE ETHNOLOGISCHES MUSEUM BERLIN. By MARIE MEADE and ANN FIENUP-RIORDAN. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press in association with Calista...

Into the Ice Sea: Barents' Wintering on Novaya Zemlya--A Renaissance Voyage of Discovery.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... INTO THE ICE SEA: BARENTS' WINTERING ON NOVAYA ZEMLYA--A RENAISSANCE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. By JAAPJAN ZEEBERG, with contributions by PIETER FLOORE. Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers, Dutch University Press, 2005. ISBN 90-5170-926-9. 317 p., b & w...

Wesley Earl Dunkle.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... WESLEY EARL DUNKLE. By CHARLES CALDWELL HAWLEY. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2003. ISBN 0-87081-723-X. 274 p., b & w illus., notes, glossary, index. Hardbound. US$34.95. This is a fascinating account of the exploits of one of the...

Eskimo Architecture: Dwelling and Structure in the Early Historic Period.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... ESKIMO ARCHITECTURE: DWELLING AND STRUCTURE IN THE EARLY HISTORIC PERIOD. By MOLLY LEE and GREGORY A. REINHARDT. Foreword by ANDREW TOOYAK, Jr. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press and University of Alaska Museum, 2003. 216 p., 7 maps, 167...

Books received.(Bibliography)
June 1, 2006... ALLIANCE AND CONFLICT: THE WORLD SYSTEM OF THE INUPIAQ ESKIMOS. By ERNEST S. BURCH, Jr. Calgary: University of Calgary Press and the Arctic Institute of North America, 2005. ISBN 1-55238-142-0. Northern Lights Series, No. 8. xv + 383 p., maps,...

Papers to appear in Arctic.
June 1, 2006... CRATE, S.A. Investigating Local Definitions of Sustainability in the Arctic: Insights from Post-Soviet Sakha Villages. STEMPNIEWICZ, L. Polar Bear Predatory Behaviour toward Molting Barnacle Geese and Nesting Glaucous Gulls on Spitsbergen....

Letters to the editor: human health in environmental impact assessment.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Dear Editor: The article by Noble and Bronson in the December 2005 issue of Arctic (Integrating Human Health into Environmental Impact Assessment: Case Studies of Canada's Northern Mining Resource Sector) addresses an important matter, and...

John Powell (1933-2005).(Biography)
June 1, 2006... John Powell died on August 4, 2005. He had the rare distinction of being one of four men who wintered at Lake Hazen in the interior of northern Ellesmere Island in 1957-58. The party took weather observations as part of Operation Hazen,...

Industry perspectives on barriers, hurdles, and irritants preventing development of frontier energy in Canada's Arctic Islands.(InfoNorth)
June 1, 2006... BACKGROUND The Canadian Arctic Islands and intervening channels are known to be rich in hydrocarbon resources. The combined Hecla and Drake Point discoveries of Sabine Peninsula on Melville Island have recoverable and marketable natural...

2006 Scholarship winners.(AINA NEWS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2006... Jennie McLaren, a doctoral student in the Department of Botany at the University of British Columbia, is the 2006 winner of the Jennifer Robinson Scholarship. Jennie has spent several field seasons at AINA's Kluane Lake Research Station, where...

Grant-in-Aid program recipients for 2006.(AINA NEWS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2006... Thirty-five applications for the Grant-in-Aid Award were submitted this year and sufficient funds were available to fund only seven. The committee wishes to congratulate the following successful applicants of this year's competition: Peter...

Clio Award to AINA Research Associate.(AINA NEWS)(William Barr)(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... AINA Research Associate William Barr was presented with a Clio Award by the Canadian Historical Association at its annual conference at York University, Toronto, on 30th May. This is a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his...

Devon Canada supports ISR Database.(Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Devon Canada Corporation has joined Shell Canada Limited in supporting the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database that is produced by AINA's Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) and the Joint Secretariat Inuvialuit Renewable...

ASTIS part of CIHR Team in Circumpolar Chronic Disease Prevention.(Arctic Science and Technology Information System, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
June 1, 2006... AINA's Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) will create a bibliographic database and provide server space for publications of interest to a team funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to work on...

EnCana supports Canadian IPY Publications Database.(International Polar Year 2007-08, Arctic Institute of North America )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... EnCana Corporation has agreed to provide financial support for the Canadian IPY Publications Database, to be created by AINA's Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS). The International Polar Year 2007-08 (IPY) will be an...

2005 AINA Annual Report now available online.(Arctic Institute of North America )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The 2005 AINA Annual Report is now available in PDF format on the AINA website at http://www.arctic.ucalgary.ca/sections.php?sid=about&cid=annual_reports. For easier accessibility and cost-effectiveness, the annual report was not produced in...

AINA hosts filmmaker John Houston.(Arctic Institute of North America )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... On 3 March 2006, the Arctic Institute of North America was pleased to host renowned Arctic filmmaker John Houston. Houston visited a group of Grade Two students at Dalhousie Elementary School in the morning, and in the afternoon, spoke to a...

KLRS newsletter issue 2 now available.(Kluane Lake Research Station Newsletter )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The Arctic Institute of North America is pleased to announce that the second issue of the Kluane Lake Research Station Newsletter is now available in PDF format on the AINA website at http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/aina/KLRSNews02.pdf. This...

Conferences.(InfoNorth)(Calendar)
June 1, 2006... International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness 5-7 July 2006, Hobart, Australia Website: www.aspect.aq/workshop2006.html Fifth International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution 30 July-4 August 2006,...