Polar Ecology Field Research

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: aquatic ecosystems, biology, phytoplankton, fish, adaptation, plankton, arctic char, arctic cod, parasites, physiology

chercheur principal: Curtis, Mark A. (4)
Nᵒ de permis: 12144
Organisation: Institute of Parasitology, Macdonald College of McGill University; Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1989
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: Dr. J. Steffensen; H. Schurmann; B. Soeborg; D. Jensen; N. Vors; N. Daugbjerg

Objectif(s): To research the species composition of marine phytoplankton (Choanoflagellates); the cold adaptation physiology of polar cod; the parasites of arctic char;

Description du projet: The research scientists and graduate students involved are primarily interested in three topics in the aquatic ecosystems of the Igloolik region: (1) the species compostion of marine phytoplankton; (2) the cold adaptation physiology of polar cod; (3) the parasites of arctic char.