CARIBOU PATROLEduKit 2015-2016
... up for the preservation of caribou to anyone who would listen as they have seen a dramatic decline in the woodland caribou population. We have been active in many caribou-recovery strategies. Our people have traditionally hunted caribou for food and other items made from the animals, such as hides a ...
... up for the preservation of caribou to anyone who would listen as they have seen a dramatic decline in the woodland caribou population. We have been active in many caribou-recovery strategies. Our people have traditionally hunted caribou for food and other items made from the animals, such as hides a ...
Woodland Caribou Case Study- Element work
... hit, a federal government report stated that 95% of the caribou habitat was disturbed (meaning that the habitat was affected). The forest was fragmented by roads for large vehicles, recreational roads, pip ...
... hit, a federal government report stated that 95% of the caribou habitat was disturbed (meaning that the habitat was affected). The forest was fragmented by roads for large vehicles, recreational roads, pip ...
Working Together to Recover Boreal Caribou
... Boreal caribou are adapted to an ever-changing forest ecosystem in which forest fires are the main cause of natural disturbance and habitat change. In order to thrive, boreal caribou need: • large areas of suitable habitat; • low levels of human disturbance; and • low numbers of predators, such a ...
... Boreal caribou are adapted to an ever-changing forest ecosystem in which forest fires are the main cause of natural disturbance and habitat change. In order to thrive, boreal caribou need: • large areas of suitable habitat; • low levels of human disturbance; and • low numbers of predators, such a ...
Key - Scioly.org
... demonstrated understanding of habitat fragmentation – 1pt habitat fragmentation—existing habitat is broken up b. (2pts): Example: pertinent organism listed and effect of habitat loss on named organism given – 1pt demonstrated understanding of habitat loss – 1pt habitat loss – existing habitat is des ...
... demonstrated understanding of habitat fragmentation – 1pt habitat fragmentation—existing habitat is broken up b. (2pts): Example: pertinent organism listed and effect of habitat loss on named organism given – 1pt demonstrated understanding of habitat loss – 1pt habitat loss – existing habitat is des ...
Polar Bears at Risk - Panda
... winds and increasing ice drift observed in some parts of the Arctic over the last five decades will likely increase energy expenditures and stress levels in polar bears that spend most of their lives on drifting sea ice. Polar bears face other limiting factors as well. Historically, the main threat ...
... winds and increasing ice drift observed in some parts of the Arctic over the last five decades will likely increase energy expenditures and stress levels in polar bears that spend most of their lives on drifting sea ice. Polar bears face other limiting factors as well. Historically, the main threat ...
Polar bears at risk
... winds and increasing ice drift observed in some parts of the Arctic over the last five decades will likely increase energy expenditures and stress levels in polar bears that spend most of their lives on drifting sea ice. Polar bears face other limiting factors as well. Historically, the main threat ...
... winds and increasing ice drift observed in some parts of the Arctic over the last five decades will likely increase energy expenditures and stress levels in polar bears that spend most of their lives on drifting sea ice. Polar bears face other limiting factors as well. Historically, the main threat ...
An Historical Phytogeography of the High Andean Flora*
... enough, death of the exposed plant parts occurs. The "hardening" of plants before the winter freezes in cold temperate regions serves to protect trees from this kind of damage, but at high enough elevations, conditions eventually become too severe even for hardened tissues to withstand the low tempe ...
... enough, death of the exposed plant parts occurs. The "hardening" of plants before the winter freezes in cold temperate regions serves to protect trees from this kind of damage, but at high enough elevations, conditions eventually become too severe even for hardened tissues to withstand the low tempe ...
Lichen Conservation - tn
... There is a complex life system existing within a space of 5 cm on a rock. ...
... There is a complex life system existing within a space of 5 cm on a rock. ...
Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
... plant or other organism, other than a bacterium or virus, that is wild by nature and it is either native to Canada or has extended its range into Canada without human intervention and has been present in Canada for at least 50 years. A wildlife species that no longer exists. A wildlife species no lo ...
... plant or other organism, other than a bacterium or virus, that is wild by nature and it is either native to Canada or has extended its range into Canada without human intervention and has been present in Canada for at least 50 years. A wildlife species that no longer exists. A wildlife species no lo ...
Grasslands of the Aishihik-Sekulmun Lakes Area, Yukon Territory
... ABSTRACT. Grassland communities found on dry, steep, south-facing slopes in the Aishihik-Sekulmun Lakes area, southwest Yukon Territory, are dominated by Artemisia frigida and Carex filifolia, with Calamagrostis purpurascens, Poa glauca, Penstemon gormanii, Phlox hoodii, and Potentilla nivea subdomi ...
... ABSTRACT. Grassland communities found on dry, steep, south-facing slopes in the Aishihik-Sekulmun Lakes area, southwest Yukon Territory, are dominated by Artemisia frigida and Carex filifolia, with Calamagrostis purpurascens, Poa glauca, Penstemon gormanii, Phlox hoodii, and Potentilla nivea subdomi ...
Climate Change and Alpine Vegetation Shifts on Mountaintop
... Global temperatures have risen with c.a. 0.85 °C during the past century and are predicted to increase even further at an accelerated rate in the coming decades. These changes in the climate system are having a profound impact on the distribution and composition of plant communities. Mountain ecosys ...
... Global temperatures have risen with c.a. 0.85 °C during the past century and are predicted to increase even further at an accelerated rate in the coming decades. These changes in the climate system are having a profound impact on the distribution and composition of plant communities. Mountain ecosys ...
COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Ivory Gull
... The Ivory Gull has a circumpolar, but patchy, breeding distribution across the high arctic. Small, scattered colonies occur in Arctic Canada, Greenland, Spitzbergen, and the northern islands and archipelagoes of Russia in the Kara Sea. The wintering distribution of the Ivory Gull is poorly known but ...
... The Ivory Gull has a circumpolar, but patchy, breeding distribution across the high arctic. Small, scattered colonies occur in Arctic Canada, Greenland, Spitzbergen, and the northern islands and archipelagoes of Russia in the Kara Sea. The wintering distribution of the Ivory Gull is poorly known but ...
Light, temperature and competition
... In the Arctic, the temperature increase induced by climate warming is consistently predicted to be greater than the global average (IPCC, 2014). The temperature increase registered during the past 30-35 years (ACIA, 2004; Comiso, 2003) has been accompanied by rapidly decreasing sea-ice cover (Stroev ...
... In the Arctic, the temperature increase induced by climate warming is consistently predicted to be greater than the global average (IPCC, 2014). The temperature increase registered during the past 30-35 years (ACIA, 2004; Comiso, 2003) has been accompanied by rapidly decreasing sea-ice cover (Stroev ...
loons - People
... the Aleutian Islands to Baja Nest failures due to predation are more common than those due to human disturbance, because their North American range in does not overlap much with where humans live. ...
... the Aleutian Islands to Baja Nest failures due to predation are more common than those due to human disturbance, because their North American range in does not overlap much with where humans live. ...
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[page 23] Geographical Divisions of Korean Plants Kong, Woo
... by the southern evergreen bamboos Sasamorpha pur- purascens var. borealis, Sinoarundinaria nigra var. henonis, S. reticulata and Pseudosasa japonica; and a fourth, up to 1200 m, in which the northern evergreen coniferous plants Abies holophylla and Pinus koraiensis are found. These suggest an admixt ...
... by the southern evergreen bamboos Sasamorpha pur- purascens var. borealis, Sinoarundinaria nigra var. henonis, S. reticulata and Pseudosasa japonica; and a fourth, up to 1200 m, in which the northern evergreen coniferous plants Abies holophylla and Pinus koraiensis are found. These suggest an admixt ...
Text - Enlighten - University of Glasgow
... feeding birds were recorded indirectly using boat transects, which cannot determine the origin and breeding status of observed birds or the extent of potential competition (Tasker et al. 1984, Daunt et al. 2002, Surman and Wooler 2003). Although the more established bird-borne device tracking method ...
... feeding birds were recorded indirectly using boat transects, which cannot determine the origin and breeding status of observed birds or the extent of potential competition (Tasker et al. 1984, Daunt et al. 2002, Surman and Wooler 2003). Although the more established bird-borne device tracking method ...
Bowhead Whale ( Balaena mysticetus)
... both Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) and science. Current total abundance is estimated at around 6000. In spite of the increase, the population is not yet clearly secure because of its life history (e.g. long generation time, very low natural growth rate). Additionally, there is uncertainty a ...
... both Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) and science. Current total abundance is estimated at around 6000. In spite of the increase, the population is not yet clearly secure because of its life history (e.g. long generation time, very low natural growth rate). Additionally, there is uncertainty a ...
Contribution of Greenland to the Danish Fourth National Report
... largest. The central part of the island is ice-covered (85 %), and only around 410.449 km2 is ice-free during summer. Climate spans from low (sub) arctic in the south to high arctic in the north affecting distribution patterns of flora and fauna. Distribution patterns are however also influenced by ...
... largest. The central part of the island is ice-covered (85 %), and only around 410.449 km2 is ice-free during summer. Climate spans from low (sub) arctic in the south to high arctic in the north affecting distribution patterns of flora and fauna. Distribution patterns are however also influenced by ...
ExamView - ch 4 practice test.tst
... 1. In the summer, Canadian lakes stratify into the ___________________, and the ___________________ layers based on the density changes that occur in water due to its the thermal properties. These layers are separated by a region called the ___________________. 2. During the spring and fall the laye ...
... 1. In the summer, Canadian lakes stratify into the ___________________, and the ___________________ layers based on the density changes that occur in water due to its the thermal properties. These layers are separated by a region called the ___________________. 2. During the spring and fall the laye ...
Marine protected area network planning in the
... The main goals of marine projected area networks as stated in the UN CBD (Dec. IX/20) are to designate marine areas for enhanced management that; a) are ecologically important or vulnerable and that as a whole work together to achieve a network that is representative of all physical ecological units ...
... The main goals of marine projected area networks as stated in the UN CBD (Dec. IX/20) are to designate marine areas for enhanced management that; a) are ecologically important or vulnerable and that as a whole work together to achieve a network that is representative of all physical ecological units ...
The Biochemical Composition and Energy Content of Arctic Marine
... thadigitale (94.2%)fromthe Bering Sea(Ikeda, 1972).Reeve viewpoint,fluctuatedgreatlyduring season in certain species. The observed changes in lipid and Walter (1978), reviewing the available information, are discussed more concluded that the water content of ctenophores from content and their possib ...
... thadigitale (94.2%)fromthe Bering Sea(Ikeda, 1972).Reeve viewpoint,fluctuatedgreatlyduring season in certain species. The observed changes in lipid and Walter (1978), reviewing the available information, are discussed more concluded that the water content of ctenophores from content and their possib ...
Cod predation on polar cod under warming conditions in the Barents
... Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) •Boreal • Distributed in the North-Atlantic • Generalist/piscivorous •Dominant predator in boreal shelf seas • Max size: 169 cm ...
... Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) •Boreal • Distributed in the North-Atlantic • Generalist/piscivorous •Dominant predator in boreal shelf seas • Max size: 169 cm ...
thesis_introduction
... The earth is experiencing warming at a rate that challenges the adaptive capacities of many animal species. Temperatures are increasing more rapidly in the Arctic than in any other region on the globe and predictions suggest that the degree of change is expected to be the greatest in this biome. The ...
... The earth is experiencing warming at a rate that challenges the adaptive capacities of many animal species. Temperatures are increasing more rapidly in the Arctic than in any other region on the globe and predictions suggest that the degree of change is expected to be the greatest in this biome. The ...
View - GFZpublic
... the present in order to quantify future environmental changes and their impacts in the Arctic. Permafrost, clearly a climatically-controlled phenomenon, results in special frost-related structures, land-surface features, and processes summarized by the term “periglacial” (Everdingen 2005). In the pe ...
... the present in order to quantify future environmental changes and their impacts in the Arctic. Permafrost, clearly a climatically-controlled phenomenon, results in special frost-related structures, land-surface features, and processes summarized by the term “periglacial” (Everdingen 2005). In the pe ...
Beringian sub-refugia revealed in blackfish (Dallia
... addition, the hypothesis that glacial cycling led to isolated species of Dallia in Asia [53, 54] was not supported by mtDNA evidence, rather a core of Dallia mitochondrial diversity was found in Southwest Alaska. Interestingly, populations from regions adjacent to the former Bering land bridge are v ...
... addition, the hypothesis that glacial cycling led to isolated species of Dallia in Asia [53, 54] was not supported by mtDNA evidence, rather a core of Dallia mitochondrial diversity was found in Southwest Alaska. Interestingly, populations from regions adjacent to the former Bering land bridge are v ...