Arctic articles from March 2004

Arctic archives from March 2004

Historical analysis of sea ice conditions in M'Clintock Channel and the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut: implications for ringed seal and polar bear habitat.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Sea ice is an integral part of the marine ecosystem in the Arctic and important habitat for ringed seals and polar bears. To study changes in sea ice characteristics indicative of ringed seal habitat (and linked, through predator/prey...

Polar bear distribution and abundance on the Southwestern Hudson Bay coast during open water season, in relation to population trends and annual ice patterns.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. In Hudson Bay, all the ice melts in summer, and the last areas to be ice-free (around mid-to-late July) are usually off the coasts of Manitoba and Ontario. Thus, all polar bears are forced ashore to fast until freeze-up in November...

Evidence of population decline in common eiders breeding in Western Greenland.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. In the Arctic, there is great concern for several eider populations, including the northern common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) breeding in Canada and Greenland. In 1998-2001, extensive ground surveys were conducted on 937...

Two new species of Monstrillopsis Sars (Crustacea: Copepoda: Monstrilloida) from the White Sea and Norway, with comments on M. dubia Scott.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. A new species of monstrilloid copepod, Monstrillopsis ferrarii n. sp., based on four adult female specimens collected in the White Sea, northern Russia, is described and illustrated. The new species is most closely related to M. dubia...

Population estimate for the Bluenose-East caribou herd using post-calving photography.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Genetic and spatial analyses suggest that what was previously described as the Bluenose herd of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) comprises three separate populations. Of these, the Bluenose-East caribou herd...

Implications of warm temperatures and an unusual rain event for the survival of ringed seals on the coast of southeastern Baffin Island.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. We recorded an unusually warm period in early April 1979 along the coastline at the end of the Hall Peninsula on southeastern Baffin Island, Nunavut. Maximum temperatures remained at or above freezing for almost a week, and rain fell...

Climate change and sea ice: local observations from the Canadian Western Arctic.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Can local observations and indigenous knowledge be used to provide information that complements research on climate change? Using participatory research methodology and semi-directed interviews, we explored local and traditional...

Changes in the seasonal cycle in the circumpolar Arctic, 1976-95: temperature and precipitation.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. The Arctic is one region where the effects of global climate change are expected to be easy to observe. This study identifies regions in the circumpolar Arctic that have experienced similar changes in the seasonal cycle of temperature...

IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ: MYTH AND REALITY.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ: MYTH AND REALITY. By JUDITH NASBY. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-7735-2440-1. xiv + 130 p., colour and b&w illus., map, bib., index. Softbound. Cdn$32.95. The book commemorates Baker Lake...

ELEPHANT ISLAND AND BEYOND: THE LIFE AND DIARIES OF THOMAS ORDE LEES.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... ELEPHANT ISLAND AND BEYOND: THE LIFE AND DIARIES OF THOMAS ORDE LEES. By JOHN THOMSON. Bluntisham, Huntingdon and Norwich: Bluntisham Books and Erskine Press, 2003. ISBN 1-85297-076-6. viii + 330 p., map, b&w illus., bib., index. Hardbound....

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND GLOBAL RIGHTS.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND GLOBAL RIGHTS. Edited with contributions by SVEIN JENTOFT, HENRY MINDE, and RAGNAR NILSEN. Delft, The Netherlands: Eburon Academic Publishers, 2003. ix + 315 p., maps, bib. Softbound. Euro 27,50. ...

THE ROSS SEA SHORE PARTY 1914-17.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... THE ROSS SEA SHORE PARTY 1914-17. By R.W. RICHARDS. Bluntisham, Huntingdon and Norwich: Bluntisham Books and Erskine Press, 2003. Scott Polar Research Institute Special Publication Number 2 (first published 1962). ISBN 1-85297-077-4. xx+44p.,...

HUNTERS AND BUREAUCRATS: POWER, KNOWLEDGE AND ABORIGINAL-STATE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST YUKON.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... HUNTERS AND BUREAUCRATS: POWER, KNOWLEDGE AND ABORIGINAL-STATE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST YUKON. By PAUL NADASDY. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2003. xiii + 325 p., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound, Cdn$85.00; Softbound, Cdn$29.95. ...

Books received.
March 1, 2004... BENT PROPS AND BLOW POTS: A PIONEER REMEMBERS NORTHERN BUSH FLYING. By REX TERPENING. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-55017-287-5. xiv + 338 p., map, b&w illus., glossary, index. Hardbound. Cdn$36.95. ...

An early tree-line experiment by a wilderness advocate: Bob Marshall's legacy in the Brooks Range, Alaska.(Infonorth)
March 1, 2004... ASK ANY HIKER YOU MEET IN THE BROOKS RANGE of Alaska if he or she has heard about Bob Marshall, and I am sure you will be amazed how well known this name is. His writing inspired many people, set a standard for conservation in northern Alaska,...

Science lectures in the Arctic's "Science City": Barrow, Alaska.(Infonorth)
March 1, 2004... WHERE CAN YOU HEAR A PRESENTATION ABOUT mushing dogs to the North Pole, life on Mars, traditional bowhead whaling, the anatomy of seals, robot airplanes used for atmospheric research, or the geology of Europa, the ice-covered moon of Jupiter?...

Canada Post to honour Otto Sverdrup.(Northern News)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... On March 26, Canada Post, Post Greenland, and Norwegian Post will jointly issue stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup (1854-1930). From 1898 to 1902, Sverdrup and his remarkable team charted...

NCP Publications Database now available.(Northern News)
March 1, 2004... The NCP Publications Database, which describes more than 750 publications that have resulted from Canada's Northern Contaminants Program (NCP), is now available at www.aina.ucalgary.ca/ncp. The Northern Contaminants Program was established...

New Circumpolar Affairs Ambassador.(Northern News)
March 1, 2004... In early December, outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced the appointment of Jack Anawak as Canada's Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs. In this role, Mr. Anawak represents Canada at international meetings on circumpolar issues,...

Lyle Dick wins Innis Prize for Muskox Land.(Awards)
March 1, 2004... Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact, written by Parks Canada historian Lyle Dick and published by the University of Calgary Press, was awarded the Harold Adams Innis Prize for 2002-03. Mr. Dick received the prize at a ceremony...

AINA U.S. Corporation.(AINA News)
March 1, 2004... The Board of Governors of the AINA U.S. Corporation is celebrating the announcement of an increased level of support for AINA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The University has agreed to provide AINA with more space, funding for a...

Conferences.(Infonorth)
March 1, 2004... Arctic Science Summit Week 21-27 April 2004, Reykjavik, Iceland Contact: Dr. Kristjan Kristjansson, The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS), Laugavegi 13, 101 Rejkjavik, Iceland Phone: +354 515 5800 Fax: +354 552 9814 E-mail:...