Joint Services Expedition to Borup Fiord, Ellesmere Island
Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: physical sciences, biology, wildlife, volcanic rocks, archaeology, weather, arctic char, food chain, entomology
| chercheur principal: | Hankinson, Flt. LT. K.W. (2) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 8017 |
| Organisation: | Joint Services Expedition to Borup Fiord, Ellesmere Island |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1991
1988
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1988 |
| Équipe de projet: | J. Knights; R. Burton; W. Bracken; I. Meiklejohn; H. Parker; S. Pennington; Dr. R. Smith; Dr. P. Whitfield; S. Young; J. Brade |
Objectif(s): to classify breeding and feeding habitats of snow buntings, wading birds and Arctic hares; use pitfall traps to collect insects; study growth, reproduction and diet of Arctic char; collect bryophytes; map igneous rocks of Esayoo formation; record and map any archaeological sites; record weather observations; collect animal and plant material for carbon isotope ratio analysis and assessment of food chain dynamics
