Arctic articles from March 2006

Arctic archives from March 2006

A near-total decline in caribou on Prince of Wales, Somerset, and Russell islands, Canadian Arctic.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. The number of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) on Prince of Wales, Somerset, and Russell islands in the south-central Canadian Arctic declined by 98% in 15 years, from an estimated 6048 (16% calves) in 1980 to an estimated 100 (0% calves)...

Tree-ring dates for the maximum Little Ice Age advance of Kaskawulsh Glacier, St. Elias Mountains, Canada.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. A dendroglaciological study at Kaskawulsh Glacier provides the first calendar dating of a Little Ice Age glacier advance in the northeast St. Elias Mountains of Yukon Territory. Ring series from white spruce trees, Picea glauca...

The nature and significance of polar bear conservation hunting in the Canadian Arctic.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. The history and current status of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) conservation hunting in the Canadian Arctic, where trophy hunts by non-local hunters have steadily increased in number over the past three decades, have been influenced by...

Polar bear maternal den habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) give birth during mid-winter in dens of ice and snow. Denning polar bears subjected to human disturbances may abandon dens before their altricial young can survive the rigors of the Arctic winter. Because...

A review of the occurrence of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Canadian western Arctic.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. This manuscript summarizes all known captures of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Canadian western Arctic up to the end of 2003. Historic information on Pacific salmon distribution in the Canadian western Arctic is limited,...

Long-range transport of information: are Arctic residents getting the message about contaminants?
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Since contaminants were discovered in Arctic human populations well over two decades ago, northern residents have been receiving information about the nature of such contaminants in the environment and their possible effects on human...

Co-feeding between Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) and Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus).
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Co-feeding between Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) and Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) on Svalbard, Norway, was observed during our annual point transect survey of territorial Svalbard ptarmigan...

Oilfield development and glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) distribution and abundance in central Alaskan Beaufort Sea lagoons, 1970-2001.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. We evaluated aerial survey data for glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in central Alaskan Beaufort Sea lagoons near the Prudhoe Bay oilfields during June to September 1978-2001 for trends in numbers of glaucous gulls, associations...

Late Cretaceous plesiosaur teeth from Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. We report the discovery of Late Cretaceous plesiosaur teeth from non-marine strata on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic. In comparison to other plesiosaur teeth, these specimens are most similar to the teeth of...

Offshore distances of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) observed during fall in the Beaufort Sea, 1982-2000: an alternative interpretation.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT. Nineteen years (1982-2000) of sighting data from fall aerial surveys of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea were analyzed to determine how patterns in the distribution of migrating bowhead whales relate to...

Frank A. Pitelka (1916-2003).(Obituary)
March 1, 2006... Although the biological lore of Arctic Alaska had many early contributors, our biological knowledge of the North Slope grew exponentially after 1947, when the U.S. Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) was established at a navy base just...

The Social Life of the State in Subarctic Siberia.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE STATE IN SUBARCTIC SIBERIA. By NIKOLAI V. SSORIN-CHAIKOV. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8047-3462-3. xii + 261 p., map, photos, bib., index. Hardbound. US$55.00. This is a fascinating, and mostly...

"Must We All Die?": Alaska's Enduring Struggle with Tuberculosis.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... "MUST WE ALL DIE?": ALASKA'S ENDURING STRUGGLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS. By ROBERT FORTUINE. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2005. ISBN 1-889963-69-0. xxxix + 264p., maps, b & w illus., notes, glossary, appendices, index. Hardbound. US$39.95....

Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change: Developing Strategies, Policies and Measures.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... ADAPTATION POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND MEASURES. Edited by BO LIM and ERIKA SPANGER-SIEGFRIED. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-61760-x. 258 p., b & w illus. Softbound....

Glaciers.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... GLACIERS. By MICHAEL HAMBREY and JURG ALEAN. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-82808-2. xvi + 376 p., maps, colour illus., glossary, selected bib., index. Hardbound. US$60.00. A decade has passed since the (1994)...

Polarfahrer: IM Banne Der Arktis [Polar Traveller: Under the Spell of the Arctic].(Book review)
March 1, 2006... POLARFAHRER: IM BANNE DER ARKTIS [POLAR TRAVELLER: UNDER THE SPELL OF THE ARCTIC]. By THEODOR LERNER. Edited by FRANK BERGER. Zurich: Oesch Verlag, Kontra Punkt, 2005. ISBN 3-0350-2014-0, 317 p., maps, b & w illus., notes, bib. Hardbound....

The Woman Who Mapped Labrador: The Life and Expedition Diary of Mina Hubbard.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... THE WOMAN WHO MAPPED LABRADOR: THE LIFE AND EXPEDITION DIARY OF MINA HUBBARD. By ROBERTA BUCHANAN, ANNE HART and BRYAN GREENE. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-7735-2924-1. 506 p., maps, b & w illus., bib.,...

Books received.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2006... ARCTIC ANIMALS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS TO LIFE ON THE EDGE. By ARNOLDUS SCHYTTE BLIX. Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press, 2005. ISBN 82-519-2050-7. 296 p., maps, b & w and colour illus., bib., appendixes, index. Hardbound. NOK395. ...

Papers to appear in Arctic.
March 1, 2006... BONSAL, B.R., and PROWSE, T.D. Regional Assessment of GCM-Simulated Current Climate over Northern Canada. COOPER, L. W., CODISPOTI, L. A., KELLY, V., SHEFFIELD, G.G., and GREBMEIER, J.M. The Potential for Using Little Diomede Island as a...

Foraging ecology and population dynamics of collared pikas in southwestern Yukon.(InfoNorth)
March 1, 2006... THE FORAGING DECISIONS MADE BY HERBIVORES influence population dynamics through their effects on energy gain, energy expenditure, and ultimately, survival (McNamara and Houston, 1997). In turn, foraging by herbivores may influence the amount of...

Potential sources of monomethyl mercury in Arctic and Subarctic seawater.(InfoNorth)
March 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION MERCURY (HG) IS A HEAVY METAL that exists in many different forms in the environment. One of these forms, monomethyl mercury (MMHg), is a strong vertebrate neurotoxin that bioaccumulates through food webs. In some Canadian...

Proceedings of the 14th Inuit Studies Conference.(AINA NEWS)(http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/aina/14thISCProceedings.pdf.)
March 1, 2006... The Arctic Institute of North America is pleased to present the proceedings of the 14th Inuit Studies Conference, compiled by AINA Research Associate Robert O. van Everdingen. The proceedings can be found at...

Arctic Parasitology workshop.(AINA NEWS)
March 1, 2006... The Arctic Institute, the newly established Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, and the Calgary Zoo are jointly hosting the Third International Workshop on Arctic Parasitology (IW AP III) in Calgary from 6 to 9 November...

New AINA fellow.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)(appointment of van Everdingen)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... At the January 2006 meeting of the AINA Board of Directors, Dr. Robert van Everdingen was elected as a Fellow of the Arctic Institute. Dr. van Everdingen is a retired hydrogeologist who has published extensively for over 30 years on permafrost...

The Hydrocarbon Impacts database and the Mackenzie Gas Project.(AINA NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Throughout 2006, the Joint Review Panel and the National Energy Board will be conducting an environmental assessment and regulatory review of the Mackenzie Gas Project, a $7 billion pipeline to bring natural gas from the Mackenzie Delta to...

Arctic Contents now searchable.(AINA NEWS)(www.arctic.ucalgary.ca/sections.php?)
March 1, 2006... In addition to listing by volume and issue all of the 2333 articles that have appeared in Arctic, the Arctic Contents page of the AINA website now allows searching. Articles can be found by words in their titles, words in their abstracts, broad...

Conferences.(InfoNorth)(Calendar)
March 1, 2006... Colours/Lights of the North: International Laboratory for the Comparative Multidisciplinary Study of Representations of the North 21-23 April 2006, Stockholm, Sweden Website: www.imaginairedunord.uqam.ca 11th North American Caribou...