Arctic articles from June 2008

Arctic archives from June 2008

Estimating the number of walruses in Svalbard from aerial surveys and behavioural data from Satellite Telemetry.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

The lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus, in Greenland.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Wolf reproduction in response to caribou migration and industrial development on the central barrens of mainland Canada.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Mark-recapture and stochastic population models for polar bears of the High Arctic.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Point counts underestimate the importance of Arctic foxes as avian nest predators: evidence from remote video cameras in Arctic Alaskan oil fields.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Talent in the cold? Creative capital and the economic future of the Canadian North.(Report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

"The time of the most polar bears": a co-management conflict in Nunavut.
June 1, 2008... 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...

Effects of seismic lines on the abundance of breeding Birds in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Environmental conditions and vegetation recovery at abandoned drilling Mud Sumps in the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.(Technical report)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Skaftafell in Iceland: a thousand years of change.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Canada rocks: the Geologic Journey.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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 Northern Horizons of guy blanchet: intrepid surveyor, 1884-1966.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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....

Owls of the United States and Canada; A complete guide to their biology and behavior.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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.,...

The Arctic Promise: legal and political autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Human Ecology of Beringia.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... 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...

Books received.
June 1, 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....

David C. Nutt(1919-2008).(Biography)
June 1, 2008... 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...

The sinking of the MS Explorer: implications for cruise tourism in Arctic Canada.(InfoNorth)
June 1, 2008... 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...

NWT/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Northwest Territories)(Brief article)
June 1, 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...

New AINA board member.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief article)
June 1, 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...

ASTIS News.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Science and Technology Information System)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The coverage of AINA's Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) continues to improve on many fronts. Links to the following databases are available on the ASTIS page of the AINA website (arctic. ucalgary.ca, and then click on...

Annual report online.(AINA NEWS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The Arctic Institute's 2007 Annual Report has been released and is available online in PDF format. To view the report, visit http://www.arctic.ucalgary.ca/index.php?page=annual_reports. Arctic institute in the News The Arctic continues...

IPY book released.(AINA NEWS)(International Polar Year )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The Arctic Institute has released an updated version of a classic monograph. First published in 1985, The Expeditions of the First International Polar Year 1882-83, by AINA research associate Bill Barr, focuses on the 14 expeditions that made...

2008 Scholarship winners.(AINA NEWS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Marianne Marcoux, a PhD student in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University, is the winner of the 2008 Lorraine Allison Scholarship. Marianne is investigating the social organization and communication of narwhals in...

Conferences.(Calendar)
June 1, 2008... Ninth International Conference on Permafrost 29 June-3 July 2008, Fairbanks, Alaska Contact: Elizabeth Lilly E-mail: elilIy@nicop.org http://www.nicop.org 19th International Symposium on Ice: Using New Technology to...