Ecological Change in the Hudson Bay Bioregion, Northern Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 25 No. 1 (CARC, Summer 1997)

Date

1997-06-01

Document type

report

Parties

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC), Environmental Committee of Municipality of Sanikiluaq, Rawson Academy of Aquatic Science, Hydro-Québec, Government of Northwest Territories, Federal Government of Canada, Provincial Governments of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP)

Locations

Hudson Bay, James Bay, Hudson Strait, Belcher Islands, Sanikiluaq, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Great Whale River, La Grande River, Nelson River, Moose River, Repulse Bay, Cape Dorset, Inukjuak, Churchill, Coral Harbour, Lake Harbour, Chesterfield Inlet, Arviat, Ivujivik, Salluit, Akulivik, Peawanuck, Attawapiskat, Chisasibi, Moose Factory, York Factory, Rankin Inlet, Whale Cove

Parameters

traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), sea ice formation and dynamics, water quality, fish populations (Arctic char, beluga, whitefish, sturgeon, Arctic cod), caribou abundance and migration, seal populations, walrus populations, waterfowl migration (Canada geese, snow geese), weather patterns and variability, currents and water circulation, river systems and hydro development impacts, coastal erosion and shoreline changes, mercury contamination, ecosystem components and food webs, animal behaviour and indicators, vegetation and habitat changes, sustainable development, environmental change, biodiversity

Pages

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