The Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS) (GNWT, 1999)
This document presents the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS), established in 1994 at Daring Lake in the Northwest Territories to support environmental monitoring and ecological research related to diamond mining development in the Slave Geological Province. TERS serves as a demonstration facility for sustainable camp operations and hosts multiple cooperative research programs including wildlife population studies, climate monitoring, and educational initiatives like the Tundra Science Camp.
- Date
- 1999
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- RWED - Wildlife and Fisheries Division, Northwest Territories, DIAND, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc, Monopros Limited, Dogrib Renewable Resource Committee, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, School Boards, Resources Wildlife and Economic Development Government of the Northwest Territories, Steven Matthews
- Locations
- Daring Lake, Northwest Territories, Coppermine River, Contwoyto Lake, Lac De Gras, Slave Geological Province, Southern Arctic Ecozone, Central Arctic, Yellowknife, Canada
- Parameters
- grizzly bear population ecology, wolf denning habitat, wolverine ecology, plant phenology, caribou foraging, contaminant monitoring, wildlife populations, habitat mapping, airborne dust levels, raptor populations, small mammal populations, climate change, biodiversity, environmental effects of development, predator-prey relationships, population dynamics, camp design, alternate energy, bear deterrence, waste management
- Pages
- 6
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