NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Norton, Pamela
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To monitor the white whale migration to and distribution and abundance in the Mackenzie Estuary. Secondary objectives are to observe white whale behaviour, to record whale-vessel interactions (if possible) and to quantify the number of whales missed by observers under normal survey conditions. All marine mammal sightings will be recorded....

Principal Investigator: Courtney, Gregory W.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To determine what species of mountain midges (aquatic flies) inhabit the Richardson Mountains; describe any new species; determine the phylogentic and zoogeographic relationships of these species....

Principal Investigator: Penner, D.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct an aerial survey for moose and caribou distribution....

Principal Investigator: Riewe, R.R.
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: A winter track survey will be undertaken on and nearby various-age seismic lines to determine the utilization of seismic lines by fur-bearers and other wildlife. To determine if and how the distribution and movements of wildlife are affected by seismic lines....

Principal Investigator: Wooley, David R.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: Aerial survey of the Bluenose Caribou herd to determine winter distribution in the known winter range and the proportion of the herd wintering on the western portion of the range near the proposed route of the gas pipeline between Inuvik and Fort Good Hope....

Principal Investigator: Rising, J.D.
Licensed Year(s): 1975
Summary: Completion of a continent wide study of geographic variation of the savannah sparrow and a general survey of the distribution and abundance of frogs and toads in the Canadian north....