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Killer whale (Orcinus orca) skin and blubber biopsies, Milne Inlet, Nunavut, ...
Killer whales are located by boat, usually after sightings reports are received from local hunters who tell us where to look for them. During all killer whale encounters, skin... -
Toward the optimization of an Inuit non-invasive polar bear survey: completin...
The project methodology consisted of the following steps using fecal and hair samples collected by the Gjoa Haven Inuit Hunters from 2006-2011 from a broad area in M'Clintock... -
Dissolved Organic Carbon, Total Dissolved Nitrogen, Inorganic Ion, and Isotop...
Samples were collected from 44 wells and 6 surface water sites distributed among 4 transects perpendicular to streamflow. Wells were purged 1-2 hours prior to sampling and... -
ITEX soil water monitoring and sampling at Cape Bounty, Melville Island, Nuna...
Soil water samples for laboratory analyses (nutrient and ion concentrations, stable water isotopes, Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) fluorescence, and Dissolved Organic... -
Aqueous Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) lability and characterization at the C...
Water samples (for nutrient and ion concentrations, stable water isotopes, Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) fluorescence, Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and Total Dissolved N... -
Understanding contaminant levels in commonly consumed fish of Kluane Lake, Yukon
Fish samples were collected throughout July and August 2015. Lake Trout samples were donated by participants in the Kluane Lake Fishing Derby; Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish,... -
Arctic Coastal Ecosystem Study (ACES): Indicators for the Beaufort Sea
While species monitored may differ among sites, the methods will employ a standardized approach to the program by using common indicators that define trophic interactions (e.g.... -
Dissolved Organic Carbon Quantity and Quality within the Lake Hazen Watershed...
Data was collected during the summer (June - August) of 2015 from Lake Hazen and its glacial inputs (Blister Creek and Snow Goose River). In addition, samples were collected... -
Benthic food-web responses to marine biological productivity and depth across...
A total of 19 stations were sampled between August and October 2011 onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Two stations were sampled both in August and October... -
Paulatuk Beluga whales: Health and Knowledge
From summer 2012 to 2015, field trips were organized to harvest belugas and asses their contaminants levels. During the summer 2012, a total of eleven whales were harvested. The... -
Mercury monitoring data in Stewart Lake, near Kuujjuaq, Nunavik
Foodweb position is ultimately determined by ecological processes (e.g., competition), environmental forcing (e.g., climate-change), that work directly and indirectly to affect... -
2014-2015 West River spatial catchment sediment, water isotope and dissolved ...
Samples were taken August 5, 2014 during a 12 hour period. Water temperature, pH and electrical conductivity was taken immediately, along with water samples for laboratory... -
2014 River Dissolved inorganic ion concentrations, Cape Bounty, Melville Island
Sites NAD 27 UTM 12x: West River (WR): 0540627, 8313002; East River (ER): 0543077, 8312306; Ptarmigan (PT): 0540596, 8314704; Goose (G): 0540900, 8314197; ALD05(AD05):... -
Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Marine Fishes Project - Fis...
During August and early September, 2012 and 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Arctic Aquatic Research Division, led the first assessment of offshore marine fishes and habitats... -
Mercury concentrations and biological information on the Husky Lakes, Northwe...
We are using a mixed methods approach and drawing upon both Traditionnal Knowledge (TK) and science to study the limnology (water) and ecology (food web) of this lake and its... -
Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Marine Fishes Project - Iso...
Fish, benthic invertebrates (infauna and epifauna), plankton, and sediment were collected from each trawling station with box cores and a range of nets. The 2013... -
Physical and chemical data of buried glacier ice found on Bylot Island (Nunavut)
The present study uses a multi-criteria approach for a physico-chemical characterization of the ice in order to highlight its origin. A portable core-drill was used to obtain... -
2012 and 2013 Upper Goose stream water ion concentration and stable isotope r...
All water samples were collected using Nalgene bottles and filtered using .22 uM PVDF filter discs. A Dionex 3000 ion chromatography system was used for ion concentration... -
Mercury and persistent organic pollutants in liver of glaucous gulls (Larus h...
Samples (liver, feathers) of adult breeding glaucous gulls (n = 31) were collected in June-July 2012 from colonies situated on islands off the community of Cape Dorset (Eastern... -
Mercury biomagnification in marine zooplankton food webs in Hudson Bay
Zooplankton (Calanus sp., Limacina helacina, Euphasiacea, Clione limacina, Themisto sp., Paraeuchaeta sp, Hyperoche sp. and Sagitta sp.) were collected in net tows during 2003...