Arctic articles from September 2004

Arctic archives from September 2004

Calibration of hunters' impressions with female caribou body condition indices to predict probability of pregnancy.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Aboriginal harvests of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) potentially offer a large sample for assessing body condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the probability that a certain amount of fat would be at...

An improved motorized corer and sample processing system for frozen peat.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. An improved corer and associated equipment for obtaining continuous samples of frozen peat are described. We developed the system through laboratory and field trials--on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada in 2000 and Nordvesto, Carey...

Multidisciplinary investigations of alpine ice patches in southwest Yukon, Canada: paleoenvironmental and paleobiological investigations.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Since the discovery of dung-rich alpine ice patches in southwest Yukon in 1997, continuing multidisciplinary studies have provided a unique window on the biology, climate, and hunting activity in this region over much of the Holocene....

Ethnographic and archaeological investigations of alpine ice patches in southwest Yukon, Canada.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Since the original 1997 discovery of ancient hunting implements in melting alpine ice patches of southern Yukon, approximately 146 well-preserved, organic artifacts have been recovered. Most of the artifacts, variously made of antler,...

The use of woodland lichen pasture by reindeer in winter with easy snow conditions.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. Our aim was to investigate the amount of digging work (cratering) done by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) in woodland lichen pasture and the effect of snow and pasture conditions on the body condition of female...

The derivation of transfer parameters in the assessment of radiological impacts on Arctic marine biota.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. The initial stage of an environmental impact assessment requires quantification of radionuclide transfer in the study area. This paper evaluates the robustness of the concentration factor (CF) approach in assessing radiological impact...

Shore-based counts of bowhead whales along the Chukotka Peninsula in May and June 1999-2001.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. This study presents the results of shore-based counts of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) along the Chukotka Peninsula in 1999, 2000, and 2001. These counts confirmed that at least a small proportion of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort...

Trends in seasonal sea ice duration in southwestern Hudson Bay.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT. The southwestern region of Hudson Bay is one of the last areas in the Hudson and James Bay lowlands region to become free of sea ice in the spring. This late breakup is due to the effects of winds and currents. By analyzing time...

With A Camera in My Hands: William O. Field, Pioneer Glaciologist.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WITH A CAMERA IN MY HANDS: WILLIAM O. FIELD, PIONEER GLACIOLOGIST. By WILLIAM O. FIELD, as told to C. SUZANNE BROWN. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2004. xxiv + 184 p., maps, b & w illus., bib., index. Softbound. US$29.95. I...

Reindeer Days Remembered.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... REINDEER DAYS REMEMBERED. By ELISA J. HART with the assistance of Inuvialuit Co-researchers. Inuvik, Northwest Territories: Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre, 2001. ISBN 0-9683636-7-9. 112 p., map, b & w and colour illus., bib. Softbound....

Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... EXPLORING POLAR FRONTIERS: A HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. By WILLIAM JAMES MILLS. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1-57607-422-6. Volume 1, A-L, xlvi + 388 p.; Volume 2, M-Z, x + 409 p.; 20 maps and b & w illus., glossary, bib.,...

New Owners in Their Own Land: Minerals and Inuit Land Claims.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... NEW OWNERS IN THEIR OWN LAND: MINERALS AND INUIT LAND CLAIMS. By ROBERT McPHERSON. Calgary: University of Calgary Press and the Arctic Institute of North America, 2003. Northern Lights Series No. 3. ISBN 1-55238-097-1. xxiv + 305 p., maps,...

Henry B. Collins at Wales, Alaska 1936: A Partial Description of Collections.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HENRY B. COLLINS AT WALES, ALASKA 1936: A PARTIAL DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTIONS. By DON E. DUMOND with sections by HENRY B. COLLINS. Eugene: Department of Anthropology and Museum of Natural History, 2000. University of Oregon Anthropological...

Running with Reindeer: Encounters in Russian Lapland.(Reviews)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... RUNNING WITH REINDEER: ENCOUNTERS IN RUSSIAN LAPLAND. By ROGER TOOK. London: John Murray, 2003. 365 p., 4 maps, 31 photos, index, glossary in Russian and Saami, selective annotated bibliography mostly of English works. Hardbound. US$27.50. ...

Books received.
September 1, 2004... 14 MONTHS ON FRANZ JOSEPH LAND. By MYKHAILO IVANYCHUK. Translated by GLORIA K. ATAMANENKO. Summerland, British Columbia: Danny Evanishen/Ethnic Enterprises, 2002. ISBN 0-9732428-1-7. 216 p., maps, b & w illus., bib. Softbound. Cdn$12.95. ...

Papers to appear in Arctic.
September 1, 2004... CAMERON, R.D., SMITH, W.T., WHITE, R.G., and GRIFFITH, B. Central Arctic Caribou and Petroleum Development: Distributional, Nutritional, and Reproductive Implications. CHAULK, K., ROBERTSON, G.J., MONTEVECCHI, W.A., and RYAN, P.C. Aspects...

Niels Otto Christensen (1917-2003).(Obituary)(Obituary)
September 1, 2004... Niels Otto Christensen ("N.O." to his friends) passed away on 19 September 2003 in Denmark, after a very full career there and in Greenland. Following high school, N.O. commenced law studies in 1935, graduated from the University of...

The Photographic Archives of the Arctic Institute of North America.(InfoNorth)
September 1, 2004... ONE OF THE LEAST-KNOWN TANGIBLE ASSETS of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) is its photographic collection, which includes images dating from the 1890s to the mid-twentieth century. These 4000 photographs--which reside, uncatalogued...

Grant-in-Aid program recipients in 2004.(AINA News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... This year 30 applications were received for the Grant-in-Aid Awards. Eight individuals, representing universities in both Canada and the United States, were successful. Elspeth Barnes of the University of British Columbia is conducting a study...

AINA executive director search.(AINA News; Arctic Institute of North America )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Arctic Institute of North America is currently interviewing candidates for the position of executive director, following the resignation of Karla Jessen Williamson in May 2004. ASTIS Manager Ross Goodwin has taken on the duties of acting...

New AINA Fellows.(AINA News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... At the May meeting of the AINA Board of Directors, Ms. Lois Harwood was elected as a Fellow of the Arctic Institute. Ms. Harwood, who currently works for Fisheries and Oceans Canada as the Stock Assessment Biologist for the Western Arctic...

New AINA research associates.(AINA News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Eight new research associates, five of whom are professors at the University of Calgary, were added to the AINA roster at the May meeting of the Board of Directors. Dr. Alan Smart is a full professor in Anthropology, who specializes in urban...

AINA U.S. Corporation: Arctic Roundtables.(AINA News)
September 1, 2004... The Arctic Roundtables, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America, originated on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus in 1998. Drs. Mark Johnson and Tom Weingartner, professors in the School of Fisheries and Marine Science,...

Conferences.(InfoNorth)(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... Beringia Days 2004 21-23 October 2004, Anchorage, Alaska Contact: Peter Richter, Beringia Program Manager, National Park Service, 240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2327, U.S.A. Phone: (907) 644-3601 E-mail:...