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Sediment and Invertebrate Sampling for Trophic Benthic Ecology Near the Nain ...
Bulk and amino acid-specific stable isotope analyses, and morphological taxonomy will be the primary methods used for this project. Isotope analyses of carbon (C), nitrogen (N),... -
Plastics as a vector of contaminants in Arctic seabirds, Labrador Sea and Lan...
This project aims to expand ongoing efforts to assess whether chemical contaminants are associated with ingested plastics, and as a consequence may be transferred to Arctic... -
Napâttuit: Wood Use by Labrador Inuit and its Impact on the Forest Landscape
Semi-directive interviews were conducted to document Nainimiut land use practices and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) about the forest. TEK, as defined by Huntington... -
Plastic ingestion rates in arctic char from Nain, Nunatsiavut
Plastics are ingested by a range of biota, including fish caught for food for human consumption. Full gastrointestinal tracts of arctic char caught by fish harvesters around... -
A Geochemical Analysis of 18th-century Inuit Communal House Floors in Norther...
43 archeological samples were collected from the inside of the three communal houses selected for this study: 11 samples from House 1, 16 from House 2 and 16 from House 7 within... -
Paleoecological Perspectives on Landscape History and Anthropogenic Impacts a...
Spore and pollen analyses were performed at 1cm intervals on a 21cm-long monolith (UR3-M7) extracted from the peaty terrace around the archaeological site. We focused on the... -
A 550-Year Record of the Disturbance History of White Spruce Forests Near Two...
We studied growth patterns of white spruce stands around Oakes Bay 1 and Uivak Point in a pair of field sampling surveys conducted in 2010. A total of 154 trees were sampled.... -
Environmental Change and Terrestrial Resource Use by the Thule and Inuit of L...
POLLEN ANALYSIS The lake selected for coring is located 500 m south of Oakes Bay 1 archeological site. An 80-cm long core was extracted from the peaty margin of the lake.... -
Assessing the Effects of Climate Change and Land Use on Northern Labrador For...
In total, four monoliths were excavated down to the level of the mineral substrate using a shovel. The stratigraphy of the peat was documented and the onsite vegetation was also... -
Micromorphological Analyses of Inuit Communal Sod Houses in Northern Labrador...
Undisturbed oriented archaeological sediment samples were retrieved from the interior of three communal semisubterranean sod houses using steel Kubiëna boxes (10 cm3). The... -
Tree-Ring Evidence of Changes in the Subarctic Forest Cover Linked to Human D...
Following an extensive survey in the area, four sites were selected: Nain1 (56°32.030'N; 61°43.699'W), Nain2 (56°31.684'N; 61°41.233'W), KAM (56°16.710'N; 61°36.095'W) and WB... -
Moving Vessel Profiling (MVP) data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Cana...
The Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen is equipped with a Moving Vessel Profiler (copyright) (MVP), a multi-purpose instrument used to collect both shallow and deep... -
Passive Air Sampling Network for Organic Pollutants and Mercury
This project will measure pollutants, namely persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury, in the air at 7 locations across Canada's North using passive air samplers (PASs).... -
2018 ROV video survey at SE Saglek Bank (Northern Labrador) aboard CCGS Amund...
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video survey was conducted at the Saglek Bank location, at a depth of ~550 m in July 2018. The primary purpose of this ROV dive was to verify... -
2018 ROV video survey at NE Hatton Sill (Northern Labrador) aboard CCGS Amund...
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video survey was conducted at the NE Hatton Sill location, at a depth of ~620 m in August 2018. The primary purpose of the ROV dive at this... -
Monitoring of contaminants in ringed seals from the Canadian Arctic and Labrador
Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) samples are collected in the context of a community-based monitoring program, in the communities of Arviat, Resolute, Sachs Harbour, and Nain (for... -
Canadian Ice Island Drift, Deterioration and Detection Database (CI2D3 Database)
Ice islands are massive, tabular icebergs which calve from ice shelves and floating glacier tongues. The ability to identify, monitor and predict the drift and deterioration of... -
Climate change impacts on berry shrub growth, productivity and traditional us...
We are working with community members in Nunatsiavut to understand how shrub expansion will influence aspects of berry biology, and to determine the impacts of warming on berry... -
Fine scale temporal changes in mercury accumulation in Labrador ringed seals ...
Archived claws and whiskers from ringed seals sampled in northern Labrador between 2008 and 2011 were analyzed. Ringed seals up to 8 years old were selected since claw annuli in... -
Gridded climate data for Labrador and Northern Québec, 1948-2016
Detailed climatological grids are needed for many applications, including permafrost prediction, ecological modelling and infrastructure planning. This study describes the...