ASM 2005 Theme 2. Food, water and land resources in the shifting N-S gradients of the terrestrial eastern Canadian Arctic. Team Leader: W.F.
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1 ASM 2005 Theme 2 Food, water and land resources in the shifting N-S gradients of the terrestrial eastern Canadian Arctic Team Leader: W.F. Vincent Coordinators: Milla Rautio & Christine Barnard ArcticNet Annual Science Meeting, Banff, Dec
2 Theme 2 Research Sites 2005
3 ACIA projections of climate change 1990s to 2090s, polar projection
4 Nunavik Forest-tundra
5 Tundra & thermokarst lakes Bylot Island Nunavut
6 Ellesmere Island Nunavut Polar Desert Ecosystems
7 Theme 2: Terrestrial Arctic 1. Wildlife & food diversity (PL: D. Berteaux) 2. Water & climate indicators (PL: W Vincent) 3. Emerging diseases (PL: B. Lévesque) 4. Permafrost & landscape stability (PL: M. Allard) 5. Culture and self-determination (PL: M. Nuttall) 6. Tundra & Health (PL: G. Henry)
8 Theme 2.1 Wildlife Local Ecological Knowledge and Arctic Wildlife Management Case Studies of Migratory Birds Grant Gilchrist Carlton University & Canadian Wildlife Service Research highlight: Timing of eider duck reproduction along a South-North latitudinal gradient: New study site started north of Devon
9 Theme 2.1 Wildlife Research highlight: Predicted southern influences on the Canadian Arctic wildlife 1.2 Current (dark dots) and predicted (red dots) beaver abundance across Quebec in based on Projected Growing Degree Days Beaver Density (colonies per km 2 ) Latittude ( o N) Humphries group, McGill University Predicted Range Limit based on 380 Growing Degrees Days
10 Theme 2.2 Water & Climate 2005 Highlight Parks Canada CEN ULaval McMaster UQTR McGill U of Alaska Ward Hunt Island Observatory at the northern limit of Nunavut Quttinirpaaq National Park 80 N Queens (2.4) S. Lamoureux 100 W 80 W 70 N 60 N
11 2005 Highlight Ice core analysis Martin Sharp University of Alberta Theme 2: Past Climates University of Copenhagen
12 Theme 2.2 Water & Climate DRINKING WATER ArcticNet Nasivvik INSPQ CHUL/CHUQ 2005 Highlight Drinking Water Quality Report to the mayors of 14 communities in Nunavik Martin et al. (2005)
13 Theme 2.3 Health Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
14 Theme 2.3 Health 2005 Highlight: Serological analyses Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec (Brucella sp., Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira sp.) McGill University Tropical Diseases Centre (Trichinella, Toxocara canis, Echinicoccus granulosus) Montréal General Hospital, McGill University (Toxoplasma gondii)
15 Theme 2.3 Health 2005 Highlight: Prevalence and incidence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Nunavik Database development Merging of five databases: with SAS and manually A unique database including mothers, their children in chronological order and serology results for each pregnancy;
16 Theme 2.4 Permafrost V, L P L CEN L L A A A A H H A
17 Theme 2.4 Permafrost 2005 Highlight: Axel Heiberg Met Station Network
18 Theme 2.4 Permafrost 2005 Highlight Survey of ground instability in Nunavik affecting construction ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE : Roads & Runways
19 Theme 2.5 Culture 2005 Highlight Case studies related to current and anticipated effects of climate and other environmental change: 1) Examination of project to develop natural environmental parks in Nunavik 2) Examination of the effects of climate change on harvesting activities carried out by Inuit women in Nunavik
20 Theme 2.5 Culture 2005 Highlights Overview of social impacts caused by resource development projects in Nunavik Comprehensive analysis of wildlife policies in Nunavut Community participation in contaminant-wildlife research Consultations with Inuit Elders towards Integration of TEK in park management Analysis of Inuit involvement in EIA public hearings
21 Theme 2.6 Tundra Vegetation structure & processes 2005 Highlight: Completion of a long term vegetation experiment Co-authorship of a PNAS synthesis. Tundra lakes & greenhouse gases 2005 Highlight: Observations of supersaturated CO 2 and CH 4 Contaminants across the tundra: 2005 Highlight: Ship-based measurements in 2005
22 Theme 2.6 Tundra Highlight 2005: 100 dendrometers installed to assess water supply for hydroelectric power Tree-ring analysis
23 Climate Change Theme 2 IRIS Workshop Québec City, Nov 4-5, 2005 Paleoindicators Theme 2 IRIS: Terrestrial Eastern Canadian Arctic Abiotic Systems Climate stations Permafrost, landscapes Lakes Biotic Systems Animals Vegetation, water, ice snow 2.2; ; 2.2; 2.4; ; ; 2.3; Human systems Health Social systems 2.1; 2.2; Multiple links to Themes 1,3 & 4 Arctic Climate Impact Management Mitigation, Adaptation, Models, Indicators, Predictors
24 Theme 2.6 Tundra ArcticNet IRIS Workshop Steps toward an ArcticNet Database Canadian Cryospheric Information Network file:///c:/arcticnet/meta_project/level.htm
25 Adaptation to Change in the Terrestrial Arctic T2 - IRIS Landscapes Ecosystems Water People
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