Arctic articles from March 2005

Arctic archives from March 2005

Central Arctic caribou and petroleum development: distributional, nutritional, and reproductive implications.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. We synthesize findings from cooperative research on effects of petroleum development on caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) of the Central Arctic Herd (CAH). The CAH increased from about 6000 animals in 1978 to 23 000 in 1992, declined...

Aspects of common eider nesting ecology in Labrador.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. The status, distribution, and nesting ecology of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding in Labrador are not well known. This study is an initial effort to improve understanding of the nesting ecology of eiders on the Labrador...

Breeding season survival of female lesser scaup in the northern boreal forest.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. One hypothesis advanced to explain the decline in lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) populations during the past 20 years is that adult female survival has decreased. However, no survival probability estimates exist for the boreal forest,...

Long-distance migrations by inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys) in the Mackenzie River system.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys) stocks of the Mackenzie River drainage exhibit complex life histories. In a single stock, some fish may make occasional or regular movements between freshwater and marine environments while others lead a...

Using traditional knowledge to adapt to ecological change: Denesoline monitoring of caribou movements.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. The Chipewyan Dene or Denesoline have long been dealing with variability in the movements of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Many generations ago, Denesoline hunters learned that by observing caribou at key water crossings...

Identification of ancient feather fragments found in melting alpine ice patches in southern Yukon.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Twelve ancient artifacts or fragmented feather samples recovered from melting alpine ice patches in southern Yukon were analyzed in order to identify the species of birds associated with the ice patches or used on weapons recovered...

Monitoring barren-ground caribou body condition with Denesoline traditional knowledge.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Information from aboriginal elders and hunters on changes in barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) body condition can assist current management systems. Interviews with Denesoline elders and hunters from Lutsel K'e, Northwest...

Shorebird and passerine abundance and habitat use at a High Arctic breeding site: Creswell Bay, Nunavut.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Shorebirds and passerines were surveyed at Creswell Bay, Somerset Island, in the High Arctic Ecozone (Canadian Arctic Islands) during the breeding season (June and July, 1995-97) and in August 1995 (post-breeding). The study area,...

Meaningful consideration? A review of traditional knowledge in environmental decision making.
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. In Canada's Northwest Territories, governments, industrial corporations, and other organizations have tried many strategies to promote the meaningful consideration of traditional knowledge in environmental decision making,...

14 Months on Franz Josef Land.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... 14 MONTHS ON FRANZ JOSEF LAND. By MYKHAILO IVANYCHUK. Edited and translated by GLORIA K. ATAMANENKO. Summerland, British Columbia: Danny Evanishen/Ethnic Enterprises, 2002. ISBN 0-9732428-1-7. 216 p., map, b & w illus., bib. Softbound....

Wind As a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... WIND AS A GEOMORPHIC AGENT IN COLD CLIMATES. By MATTI SEPPALA. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. (Studies in Polar Research.) ISBN 0-521-56406-9. x + 358 p., maps, colour and b & w illus., bib., index. Hardbound....

Upside Down: Seasons among the Nunamiut.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... UPSIDE DOWN: SEASONS AMONG THE NUNAMIUT. By MARGARET B. BLACKMAN. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004. 206 p., map, b & w illus., endnotes. Hardbound. US$27.95. This book is an important work for those interested in ethnographic...

Writing Geographical Exploration: James and the Northwest Passage 1631-33.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... WRITING GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATION: JAMES AND THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE 1631-33. By WAYNE K. DAVIES. Calgary: University of Calgary Press and the Arctic Institute of North America, 2004. 318 p., maps, b & w illus., bib., index. Hardbound. Cdn$49.95....

The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... THE HORIZONTAL EVEREST: EXTREME JOURNEYS ON ELLESMERE ISLAND. By JERRY KOBALENKO. Toronto: Penguin-Viking, 2002. xvi + 277 p., maps, b & w illus., glossary, selected readings, index. Hardbound. Cdn$35.00; US$29.00. Ellesmere Island is the...

Maps, Myths, and Men: the Story of the Vinland Map.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... MAPS, MYTHS, and MEN: THE STORY OF THE VINLAND MAP. By KIRSTEN A. SEAVER. Stanford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8047-4962-0. xx + 480 p., maps, b & w illus., notes, bib., index. Softbound. US$24.95. In the fall of 1965, I was working on a...

Hunting, Fishing and Animal Husbandry at the Farm Beneath the Sand, Western Greenland: An Archaeozoological Analysis of a Norse Farm in the Western Settlement.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... HUNTING, FISHING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AT THE FARM BENEATH THE SAND, WESTERN GREENLAND: AN ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A NORSE FARM IN THE WESTERN SETTLEMENT. By INGE BODKER ENGHOFF. Copenhagen: Danish Polar Center, 2003. ISBN 87-90369-59-9....

Books received.
March 1, 2005... CANADA'S ARCTIC SOVEREIGNTY. BY ALLAN MacNUTT. Abbotsford, British Columbia: Macs's Aviation Books. ISBN 0-9687627-2-7. vi + 266 p., maps, b & w illus. Softbound. Cdn$23.00; US$20.00; UK[pounds sterling]10.00. COMING TO SHORE: NORTHWEST...

Papers to appear in Arctic.
March 1, 2005... FURGAL, C.M., POWELL, S., and MYERS, H. Digesting the Message about Contaminants and Country Foods in the Canadian North: Review and Recommendations for Future Research and Action. GOMBAY, N. The Commoditisation of Country Foods in Nunavik:...

Frederica de Laguna (1906-2004).(OBITUARY)(Obituary)
March 1, 2005... When Frederica de Laguna died on October 6, 2004, North America lost a great archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnographer. Her full name was Frederica Annis Lopez de Leo de Laguna, but throughout her life, to her friends and colleagues, she...

Social sciences and humanities in the International Polar Year 2007-2008: an integrating mission.(INFONORTH)
March 1, 2005... THE READERS OF ARCTIC ARE CERTAINLY FAMILIAR with the major new interdisciplinary initiative in polar research, the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY 2007-08). IPY 2007-08 is envisioned as an intense international campaign of coordinated...

IPY 2007-08 and the resurgence of northern (& polar) research in Canada.(INFONORTH)
March 1, 2005... THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR (IPY) in 1882-83 was one of the earliest globally coordinated scientific efforts, and its success provided a model for subsequent programs of coordinated international research. The coming IPY in 2007-08...

New appointments to the Order of Canada.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Michael Eaton, Michael P. Robinson)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Institute congratulates AINA Fellow R. Michael Eaton and former Executive Director Michael P. Robinson, who were recently appointed Members of the Order of Canada. Governor General Adrienne Clarkson announced 74 new appointments to the...

AINA fellow awarded Herzberg Medal.(NORTHERN NEWS)(John Smol)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... AINA life member and Fellow Dr. John Smol was awarded Canada's top science prize by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). A finalist for the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering in...

New acting ED for AINA.(AINA NEWS)(Mark O. Dickerson, Arctic Institute)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Mark O. Dickerson has taken over as acting executive director of the Arctic Institute to allow Ross Goodwin to return to his work on the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS). This is Dr. Dickerson's second stint as...

New executive director for AINA.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Arctic Institute is pleased to announce the hiring of a new executive director! Dr. Benoit Beauchamp, currently a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary), will take on the position of AINA Executive Director as of...

Conferences.(INFONORTH)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... Climate and Cryosphere (CliC), First Science Conference, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) 11-15 April 2005, Beijing, China Contact: CliC International Project Office, The Polar Environmental Centre, NO-9296 Tromso, Norway. ...