Arctic articles from March 2002

Arctic archives from March 2002

Levels of cadmium, lead, mercury and [caesium.sup.137] in caribou (Rangifer tarandus) tissues from Northern Quebec.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Levels of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and total mercury (Hg) were assessed in samples of muscle, kidney, and liver from caribou (Rangifer tarandus; n = 317) harvested in two regions of northern Quebec between 1994 and 1996. Levels of...

The harvest of Beluga Whales in Canada's Western Arctic: Hunter-based monitoring of the size and composition of the catch.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Hunter-based beluga monitoring programs, in place in the Mackenzie Delta since 1973 and in the Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, area since 1989, have resulted in collection of data on the number of whales harvested and on the...

Radar observations of Arctic bird migration at the Northwest Passage, Canada.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Bird migration was recorded by tracking radar and visual observation at 23 sites in the region of the Northwest Passage, between Baffin Island and Herschel Island in the Beaufort Sea. The studies took place during a ship-based...

Paleoeskimo dogs of the Eastern Arctic.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Sled or pack dogs have been perceived as an integral part of traditional life in the Eastern Arctic. This perception stems from our knowledge of the lifeway of recent Thule and modern Inuit peoples, among whom dog sledding has often...

The type and number of expeditions in the Franklin search 1847-1859.(Sir John Franklin)
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Forty-nine books and articles published during the last 140 years give two dozen different figures for the number of expeditions that participated in the search for Sir John Franklin (1847-59). The figures range widely, from 17 to...

Range extension of bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus, to the Central Northwest Territories, with notes on identification and distribution of Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma, in the Western Canadian Arctic.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. The presence of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) is reported from four locations in the Sahtu Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories centered about 64[degrees]30'N and 125[degrees]00'W. These reports extend the geographical...

Measurements of the marine reservoir effect on radiocarbon ages in the eastern Bering Sea.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. The marine reservoir effect is known to skew radiocarbon dating (marine samples appear "older" than terrestrial samples of equivalent age), but the magnitude of this effect is not the same in all locations. Carbon-14 age...

Effects of urbanization on bird populations in the Canadian Central Arctic.
March 1, 2002... ABSTRACT. Development of the Hamlet of Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) in the central Canadian Arctic during the 1950s was typical of the local urbanization that has occurred in Arctic regions during the latter half of the 20th century. The effects of...

Qayaq. Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... QAYAQ. KAYAKS OF ALASKA AND SIBERIA. By DAVID W. ZIMMERLY. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2000. 2nd ed. 103 P., map, b&w illus., glossary, bib., index. Softbound. US$16.95. Among the items I have heard Inuit identify as icons of...

Final Report of the Inuit Bowhead Knowledge Study, Nunavut, Canada. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... FINAL REPORT OF THE INUIT BOWHEAD KNOWLEDGE STUDY, NUNAVUT, CANADA. By KEITH HAY, DAVID AGLUKARK, DAVID IGUTSAQ, JOANNIE IKKIDLUAK and MEEKA MIKE. Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada X0A 0H0, 2000. In English and...

Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... SAQQAQ: AN INUIT HUNTING COMMUNITY IN THE MODERN WORLD. By JENS DAHL. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8020-8237-8. 277 p., maps, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$24.95; [pounds sterling]16.00 in Europe. This long-awaited book...

Uvattinnit: Le Peuple Du Grand Nord/The People of the Far North. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... UVATTINNIT: LE PEUPLE DU GRAND NORD/THE PEOPLE OF THE FAR NORTH. By KARIM RHOLEM. Paris: Stanke International, 2001. 87 p., 1 map, 34 photographs. Softbound. Cdn$29.95. Karim Rholem's purpose for this photographic essay is to pay "homage...

Dechyoo Njik (M1Vm-4) and the Traditional Land Use Patterns in the Southwest Portion of the Old Crow Flats, Yukon Territory. (Reviews).
March 1, 2002... DECHYOO NJIK (MlVm-4) AND THE TRADITIONAL LAND USE PATTERNS IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE OLD CROW FLATS, YUKON TERRITORY. By MELANIE FAFARD. Whitehorse: Heritage Branch, Government of the Yukon, 2001. Occasional Papers in Archaeology No. 8....

Rockwell Kent's distant shores: The story of an exhibition. (Info North).
March 1, 2002... ROCKWELL KENT'S (1882-1971) title for his 617-page autobiography, It's Me, O Lord (1955) is from a spiritual: It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer It suggests a sense of humility rarely if ever evident...

AINA receives Petroleum History Society Award. (AINA News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Institute was recently awarded the Petroleum History Society's Preservation Award for 2000. The award was presented to the Institute and its partners for creating the Arctic Technology Preservation Project (ATPP), which preserves and makes...

AINA fellow receives CANQUA medal. (AINA News).(Arctic Institute of North America, Canadian Quaternary Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At the biennial meeting of the Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA) held in Whitehorse, Yukon, in August 2002, AINA Fellow Weston Blake was named a co-recipient of CANQUA's W.A. Johnson Medal, awarded for excellence in Quaternary science....

New books from the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute. (New Publications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gwich'in ethnobotany and traditional land use are the subjects of two new books from the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute (GSCI). Gwich'in Ethnobotany: Plants Used by the Gwich'in for Food, Medicine, Shelter and Tools, by Alestine Andre...

Antarctic - A photographic art book. (New Publications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pat and Rosemarie Keough of Nahanni Productions Inc. have recently published a limited-edition, photographic art book entitled Antarctica. The large-format, leather-bound volume contains a stunning collection of wildlife and landscape...

Conferences.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Workshop on Sea-Ice Extent and the Global Climate System 15-17 April 2002, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France Contact: Dr. Chad Dick, Director, International ACSYS/CliC Project Office, The Polar Environmental Centre, N-9296 Tromso, Norway....