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:Ring, Richard A. Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
To continue research on the ecological, physiological and biochemical aspects of insect freezing tolerance and supercooling abilities....
Principal Investigator:Ritchie, J.C. Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
April - to take 5 cm diamete rcores of unconsolidated lake mud from 6 small lakes; July - to conduct a survey of the vegetation surrounding the lakes sampled in the above winter coring operation....
Principal Investigator:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
Use sub-ice recording to study distribution of overwintering populations of seals in relation to plynyas, sea ice conditions, patterns of freeze-up, distribution of ringed seal pupping areas, distribution of polar bears and proposed winter shipping lanes....
Principal Investigator:Rugh, David J. Licensed Year(s):
1984
Summary:
To collect photographs of bowhead whales which, through stereophotogrammetric techniques, will provide length measurements of these animals allowing for a better assessment of stock stability....
Principal Investigator:Hutchinson, Tom Licensed Year(s):
1984
Summary:
To continue studies of the Smoking Hills into the nature of the adaptations by which aquatic biota and tundra plants survive the intense acidic fumigations from the burning cliffs. Focus will be on the algae and zooplankton of tundra ponds and samples will be taken for identification by microscopic study on the spot and others preserved for later identification....
Principal Investigator:Timoney, Kevin, P. Licensed Year(s):
1984
Summary:
Field sampling coupled with air photo interpretation are used to describe vegetation zonation. Objectives include: a) a delimitation of the subarctic forest-tundra ecotone; b) geographic variation in the vegetation, sorts, species ranges, and width and position of the forest-tundra....
Principal Investigator:Gillett, John M. Licensed Year(s):
1981
Summary:
To collect plant samples for future cataloguing in the museum's collectionand preparation of material for an Arctic plant manual. Photographs will also be taken for inclusion in the manual....
Principal Investigator:Sims, Richard A. Licensed Year(s):
1981
Summary:
To continue a series of aerial surveys of reindeer rangeland. Some samples of soil and vegetation will be collectd. The objective is to set up and test various types of remote sensing techniques....