Arctic articles from September 2005

Arctic archives from September 2005

Protecting the health of First Nation personnel at contaminated sites: a case study of Mid-Canada Radar Line Site 050 in northern Canada.
September 1, 2005... Recently, First Nation (FN) organizations have entered into agreements with federal and provincial government representatives to remediate radar-line sites in Ontario. These agreements stipulated that FN people would take part in the site...

Antler mass of barren-ground caribou relative to body condition and pregnancy rate.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Antlers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) likely contribute to breeding success of males, defence of feeding sites by females, and recognition of the hierarchical status of conspecifics. However, few data are available on how antler mass...

Allocating harvests among polar bear stocks in the Beaufort Sea.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Recognition that polar bears are shared by hunters in Canada and Alaska prompted development of the "Polar Bear Management Agreement for the Southern Beaufort Sea." Under this Agreement, the harvest of polar bears from the southern...

Dissipation of bromide and metribuzin affected by tillage and crop residue management in Subarctic Alaska.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Prudent use of agricultural fertilizers and herbicides is paramount for sustaining or improving surface and ground water quality in Subarctic regions, but little information is available that documents the loss of chemicals from...

Wintering areas and recovery rates of Brunnich's guillemots Uria lomvia ringed in the Svalbard archipelago.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. We mapped wintering areas and estimated the recovery rates of Brunnich's guillemots (thick-billed murres) ringed in Svalbard during 1954-98. Recoveries were reported from Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. An intensive hunt occurs...

Potential alteration by climate change of the forest-fire regime in the boreal forest of central Yukon Territory.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Statistical relations were obtained to describe the association between forest fires and climate for the Dawson and Mayo fire management districts, central Yukon Territory. Annual fire incidence, area burned, and seasonal fire...

Wind-conditioned 20th century decline of birch treeline vegetation in the Swedish Scandes.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. The study focused on a frequent, although not dominant, mode of treeline change in the Swedish Scandes over the past century. Monitoring of stand density decline in a wind-exposed subalpine birch (Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa)...

Effects of a diamond mine on tundra-breeding birds.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. Breeding birds (songbirds, shorebirds, and ptarmigan) were surveyed at the Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories from 1996 through 2003. Surveys were conducted on permanent, 25 ha mine and control plots. Five metrics...

Decline and recovery of a High Arctic wolf-prey system.
September 1, 2005... ABSTRACT. A long-existing system of wolves (Canis lupus), muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), and arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) in a 2600 [km.sup.2] area of Canada's High Arctic (80[degrees] N latitude) began collapsing in 1997 because of unusual...

Sold American: The Story of Alaska Natives and Their Land, 1867-1959.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... SOLD AMERICAN: THE STORY OF ALASKA NATIVES AND THEIR LAND, 1867-1959. By DONALD CRAIG MITCHELL. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2003. ISBN 1-889963-36-4. Rev. ed. (Originally published by University Press of New England, 1997.) 544 p.,...

Relations Between Traditional Knowledge and Western Science: A Northern Forum Held at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, 7 March 2003.(Audiobook Review)
September 1, 2005... RELATIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND WESTERN SCIENCE: A NORTHERN FORUM HELD AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 7 MARCH 2003. Conference Report by MARY McGUIRE; Technical Production by MARK VALCOUR. CD-ROM. (Available from Dr. C.R....

Coming to Shore: Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions and Visions.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... COMING TO SHORE: NORTHWEST COAST ETHNOLOGY, TRADITIONS AND VISIONS. Edited by MARIE MAUZE, MICHAEL E. HARKIN, and SERGEI KAN. Lincoln: The University of Nebraska Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8032-8296-6. xxxviii + 508 p., b & w illus., bib., index....

Bent Props and Blow Pots: A Pioneer Remembers Bush Flying.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... BENT PROPS AND BLOW POTS: A PIONEER REMEMBERS BUSH FLYING. By REX TERPENING. Madeira Park. BC: Harbour Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-55017-287-5. 338 p. maps, b & w illus., glossary, index. Hardbound. US$36.95; Cdn$36.95. This absorbing...

Northern Exposures: Photographing and Filming the Canadian North, 1920-45.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... NORTHERN EXPOSURES: PHOTOGRAPHING AND FILMING THE CANADIAN NORTH, 1920-45. By PETER GELLER. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-7748-0927-2. xx + 258 p., b & w illus., notes, bib., filmography, index. Hardbound, Cdn$85.00; Softbound, Cdn$29.95....

The Sami People: Traditions in Transition.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... THE SAMI PEOPLE: TRADITIONS IN TRANSITION. By VELI-PEKKA LEHTOLA. Translated by LINNA WEBER MULLER-WILLE. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2004. Rev. 2nd ed. (Translated from the revised Finnish edition: Saamelaiset: Historia,...

In a Hungry Country.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... IN A HUNGRY COUNTRY. By SIMON PANEAK. Edited by JOHN MARTIN CAMPBELL. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press. With contributions by GRANT SPEARMAN, ROBERT L. RAUSCH, and STEPHEN C. PORTER. ISBN 1-889963-59-3 (Hardbound). 125 p., maps, b & w...

Exploring Other Worlds: Margaret Fox, Elisha Kent Kane, and the Antebellum Culture of Curiosity.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... EXPLORING OTHER WORLDS: MARGARET FOX, ELISHA KENT KANE, AND THE ANTEBELLUM CULTURE OF CURIOSITY. By DAVID CHAPIN. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. 257 p., 2 maps. 16 b & w illus., notes, index. Hardbound, US$80.00; Softbound,...

Books received.
September 1, 2005... CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF THE DORSET PALAEO-ESKIMOS. Edited by PATRICIA D. SUTHERLAND. Gatineau, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2005. ISBN 0-660-19414-7. Mercury Series, Archaeology Paper 167. xi + 165 p., 9 papers, maps, b & w...

'Arctic' or 'arctic'?(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Editor: A recent meeting on climate change and its possible effects on Arctic ecosystems left one clear impression--of confusion about whether to capitalize the word 'Arctic.' Many presenters hedged their bets by using both upper- and...

Social impact assessment along Russia's Northern Sea Route: petroleum transport and the Arctic Operational Platform (ARCOP).(InfoNorth)
September 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION THE OIL AND GAS RESOURCES of Russia's Arctic regions comprise the world's largest energy reserve outside the OPEC countries. The Arctic Operational Platform (ARCOP, 2003-05) is a research and development project supported by...

Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database Now Available.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... There is a pressing need for information about northwest Canada's Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). As regulatory work begins on the Mackenzie Gas Project, all levels of government, Inuvialuit organizations, and the private sector must plan...

Permafrost glossary now available online.(NORTHERN NEWS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... This spring the Multi-Language Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-Ice Terms became available online. Compiled and edited by AINA Research Associate Robert O. van Everdingen, the full glossary with illustrations and multi-language terms...

2005 scholarship winners.(AINA NEWS)(Shawn Morrison)(Jane Kirk)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Shawn Morrison, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, is the 2005 winner of the Jennifer Robinson Scholarship. Shawn's doctoral research focuses on the foraging ecology and population dynamics of...

Grant-in-Aid program recipients for 2005.(AINA NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Twenty-one applications for the Grant-in-Aid Awards were submitted this year and sufficient funds were available to fund eight. The committee congratulates the following recipients of this year's competition for awards. Kyle Elliot, University...

Conferences.(InfoNorth)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... 56th AAAS Arctic Science Conference Session Theme: Consequences of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Environmental Variation: Is the North that Different? 27-29 September 2005, Kodiak, Alaska Contact: Dr. Scott Smiley Phone: (907) 486-1500 ...