NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: MacDonald, Glen M
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To use fossil pollen and plant macrofossils from small lakes to reconstruct the response of plant populations in the treeline zone to climatic change. Modern pollen surface samples from small lakes in the treeline zone will be collected to aoid in the interpretation of the fossil pollen samples. The study area will include the boreal forest, forest-tundra and tundra zones near Yellowknife (115 W...

Principal Investigator: Saxon, Leslie A.
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To investigate the pronouns and questions in the Dogrib language as part of research into overall patterns of sentence structure in Dogrib; provide a description of Dogrib sentence structure potentially useful for other applications; compare Dogrib with related languages and to aid the understanding of language structure generally....

Principal Investigator: Davis, Stuart
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To determine the feasibility of Arctic Char stocking in Jack Fish Lake, for a commercial scale farm and hatchery and to determine the economic and nutritional costs and benefits of foods derived from local fish silage versus imported commercially prepared feeds....

Principal Investigator: Bresnahan, Barb R.
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To interview women regarding their experiences and perceptions of the participation of women in the political process and leadership roles in the Northwest Territories, with the hope of discovering why so many women become politically active in the north....

Principal Investigator: Dunn, James M.
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: Students enrolled in a University of Colorado Course "Geography 498: Arctic Field Research Techniques: will investigate physical and recreation geography through instructor-directed fieldwork in the Thelon Game Sanctuary....

Principal Investigator: Zallen, Morris
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To identify key biological resources (principally migratory birds and mammals) and aspects of human land use (communities and settlements, resource harvesting areas) within or adjacent to proposed flight corridors. Potential concerns related to the above will be addressed by assessing the degree of disturbance from noise & emissions from aircraft. This research includes gathering socio-economic ...

Principal Investigator: Mathias, Richard G.
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To study the effectiveness of two treatment protocols in controlling sexually transmitted diseases in communities in the N.W.T. The treatments are efficacious in individuals but it is not known which one will be better for overall community reduction in the numbers of cases of sexually transmitted disease....

Principal Investigator: Habrich, W.
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: Research the work of the Renewable Resources Department, GNWT, DINA, department dealing with Economic Development & Tourism, environmental quality, the development of the NWT, spacial planning for the future, and native land use....

Principal Investigator: Hail, Barbara
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To document the Colcleugh Collection of native crafts in preparation for a major catalogue of subarctic holdings....

Principal Investigator: Wylynko, Brad
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To conduct interviews to evaluate the Environmental Studies Revolving Funds....