NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Harmsen, R.
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990
Summary: The Researcher and team will continue to study the relationship between muskoxen and the plants they eat. Since 1987 the effect of muskox grazing on arctic vetch plants has been studied. Investigations of a large number of vetch plants will include calculations on mortality rates, growth rates and renewal through seed....

Principal Investigator: Scotter, George
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher and team will carry out this survey at the request of the community of Paulatuk. They will summarize the existing knowledge of the natural resources of the Bluenose Lake Region. A total of about 20 stops will be made to examine the vegetation, soil, wildlife and physiogeography and to collect plant and soil samples....

Principal Investigator: Jacobson, Roy
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To undertake a study of how the land and its resources (wildlife principally) are utilized in the day to day life of the residents of the communities....

Principal Investigator: Hastings, Ross
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To study the area to determine how the climate affects the vegetation and how the vegetation in turn encourages certain types of small animal habitation....

Principal Investigator: Sims, Richard A. Sims
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To conduct a low level (2000 ft. above groud level) a high level (30,000 ft. A.G.L.) aerial surveys of the reindeer rangeland. Ground truthing will also take place along with collection of plants, soil and water made to complete the study....

Principal Investigator: Karasiuk, Donald
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct a general wildlife, botanical and geographical survey to evaluate the area for a proposed national park. Up to 1,000 botanical, geological and soil specimens will be collected in each area....

Principal Investigator: Vincent, Don
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct aerial surveys of muskoxen for population census purposes....

Principal Investigator: Thomas, Don
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To collect data on late winter habitats and diets of carioub on the Boothia Peninsula for pipeline assessments; to determine how long productivity rates can remain at low levels on Melville and Prince Patrick Islands; to examine growth indices of arctic willow and their relationship to past productivity of caribou; to make management of insular and near insular populations of caribou easier and mo...

Principal Investigator: Russel, J.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To perform an aerial survey of muskoxen....

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....