Arctic articles from March 2007

Arctic archives from March 2007

A media feeding frenzy on alien-like life in the Arctic.
March 1, 2007... In 1990, to escape some bad weather that was clogging up the head of Hare Fiord on Ellesmere Island, our daring helicopter pilot ventured his machine into a narrow valley that took us straight back to Borup Fiord, a few tens of kilometres to...

A Hans Kruger Arctic Expedition cache on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut.(remnants of the German Arctic Expedition)
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. In 1999 a team of geologists discovered an archaeological site near Cape Southwest, Axel Heiberg Island. On the basis of its location and the analysis of two artifacts removed from the site, the discoverers concluded that it was a...

Further documentation supporting the former existence of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in northern Quebec-Labrador.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. The discovery in 1976 of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) skull in an 18th-century Labrador Inuit midden effectively ended speculation about the former existence of the species in the barrenlands of northern Quebec and Labrador. We...

The most southerly record of a stranded bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the western North Atlantic Ocean.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47[degrees]14' 68.00"N. 52[degrees]47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the...

Near-total loss of caribou on south-central Canadian Arctic Islands and the role of seasonal migration in their demise.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) on the south-central Canadian Arctic Islands (Prince of Wales, Somerset, and Russell islands) declined by 98% sometime between 1980 and 1995--a near-total loss of a known genetically distinctive group of...

Science meets traditional knowledge: water and climate in the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. In July 2005, several scientists from the Mackenzie GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment) Study, known as MAGS, met with aboriginal people in Deline on the shore of Great Bear Lake to exchange information on climate and...

Traditional knowledge of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) around St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. Despite considerable research on the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) in Alaskan waters, relatively little has been conducted in the northern Bering Sea. To help fill this gap, we documented traditional knowledge of bowhead whales...

Community monitoring of environmental change: college-based limnological studies at Crazy Lake (Tasirluk), Nunavut.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. In light of the difficult logistics and high cost of polar research into climate change, involvement of local people can contribute immensely to important data collection. One can use the knowledge and skills of human resources that...

Challenges in community-research relationships: learning from natural science in Nunavut.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. The context and conduct of Arctic research are changing. In Nunavut, funding agencies, licensing bodies, and new regulatory agencies established under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement require researchers to engage and consult with...

From isotopes to TK interviews: towards interdisciplinary research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories.
March 1, 2007... ABSTRACT. Evolving research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories, aims to improve understanding of how the natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors, as well as to enhance the...

The Best Journey in the World: Adventures in Canada's High Arctic.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... THE BEST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD: ADVENTURES IN CANADA'S HIGH ARCTIC. By JIM LOTZ. Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press, 2006. ISBN 1-895900-76-X. 224 p., 3 maps, 31 b & w illus., bib. Softbound. Cdn$19.95. This entertaining...

Northern Ethnographic Landscapes: Perspectives from Circumpolar Nations.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... NORTHERN ETHNOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPES: PERSPECTIVES FROM CIRCUMPOLAR NATIONS. Edited by IGOR KRUPNIK, RACHEL MASON and TONIA HORTON. Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2004....

Birdlife of the Churchill Region: Status, History, Biology.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... BIRDLIFE OF THE CHURCHILL REGION: STATUS, HISTORY, BIOLOGY. By JOSEPH R. JEHL, Jr. Victoria, British Columbia: Trafford Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-4120-3107-9. 155 p., b & w and colour illus., bib. Softbound. US$30.50, Cdn$35.00, EUR25.00,...

The World of the Polar Bear.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... THE WORLD OF THE POLAR BEAR. By NORBERT ROSING. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1-55407-155-5. 204 p., map, large format colour plates, bib., index. Hardbound. Cdn$45.00. One of the most serene (and now famous)...

Hills of Silver: The Yukon's Mighty Keno Hill Mine.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... HILLS OF SILVER: THE YUKON'S MIGHTY KENO HILL MINE. By DR. AARO E. AHO. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-55017-394-4. 336 p., b & w illus., selected references, glossary, index. Softbound. Cdn$26.95. Hills...

A Century of Adventure in Northern Health: The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in Alaska, 1879-1978.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... A CENTURY OF ADVENTURE IN NORTHERN HEALTH: THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED CORPS IN ALASKA, 1879-1978. By ROBERT FORTUINE. Landover, Maryland: Commissioned Officers Foundation, 2006. Distributed by the University of Alaska Press,...

Tanana and Chandalar: The Alaska Field Journals of Robert A. McKennan.(Book review)
March 1, 2007... TANANA AND CHANDALAR: THE ALASKA FIELD JOURNALS OF ROBERT A. MCKENNAN. Edited by CRAIG MISHLER and WILLIAM E. SIMEONE. Calgary: The Arctic Institute of North America and University of Calgary Press, 2006. ISBN 1-55238-201-X. Fairbanks:...

Books received.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2007... ALASKA CRAB STOCK ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION: WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS. Edited by BRADLEY G. STEVENS. Fairbanks: Alaska Sea Grant College Program, 2006. ISBN 1-56612-112-4. iv + 89 p., agenda, 11 contributed papers. Softbound. US$10.00. ...

Papers to appear in Arctic.(List)
March 1, 2007... CHRISTENSEN, J., and GRANT, M. Political Change and Indigenous Knowledge in the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. BROWN, R.J. Freshwater Mollusks Survive Fish Gut Passage. FORD, J., PEARCE, T., SMIT, B., WANDEL, J., ALLURUT, M.,...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Dear Editor: David Morrison deserves commendation and congratulations for seeking out the eight wooden plaques in the MacFarlane collection, correctly described as "the earliest surviving Inuvialuit graphic art of any significance," at the...

William A. Burnham (1947-2006).(Obituary)
March 1, 2007... William A. Burnham died on 16 October 2006 after an eight-month battle with brain cancer. During his too-short life, Bill made many contributions to the field of raptor biology, including captive breeding and re-introduction to restore...

Fifty years of McCall Glacier research: from the International Geophysical year 1957-58 to the International Polar Year 2007-08.(InfoNorth)
March 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION McCall Glacier, located in the eastern Brooks Range of northern Alaska (Fig. 1), has the longest and most complete history of scientific research of any glacier in the U.S. Arctic. Spanning the period from the International...

New website on Moravians in Labrador.(Northern News)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The libraries of the universities of Toronto, Memorial, and Laval have collaborated on the production of a website that documents the history of the Moravian missionaries in coastal Labrador. With about 6000 pages of textual material and 1000...

Polar Medal awarded.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Tavi Murray professor at Swansea University, wins an award)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Professor Tavi Murray, a professor of glaciology in the School of Environment and Society at Swansea University, received the Polar Medal from Her Majesty The Queen at a ceremony held on February 28 at Buckingham Palace. Dr. Murray, only the...

Arctic back issues digitized.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... As of March 2007, all back issues of the journal Arctic from Volume 1, Number 1 published in 1948 to Volume 57, Number 1 (2004) are freely available on the Arctic Contents (and Arctic Search) pages of the AINA website. More than 2300 articles,...

AINA sponsors Calgary Opera's Frobisher community symposium.(AINA NEWS)(Arctic Institute of North America)
March 1, 2007... January is usually a quiet month as people recover from a busy holiday season, but this January was a notable exception for the staff and supporters of the Arctic Institute. January 27, 2007 marked the world premiere of Calgary Opera's...

Conferences.(InfoNorth)(American Meteorological Society)(Calendar)
March 1, 2007... Session GI 4: Instrumentation Related to Polar Regions and IPY European Geosciences Union 2007 General Assembly 15-20 April 2007, Vienna, Austria Contact: Mike Rose, British Antarctic Survey E-mail: m.rose@bas.ac.uk Website:...