Bluenose Lake Natural Resources Survey

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Kitikmeot, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, geology, biology, soil, vegetation, wildlife, ecology, natural resources, geography, mapping

Principal Investigator: Scotter, George (1)
Licence Number: 10141
Organization: Canadian Wildlife Service; Canadian Forestry Service
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Issued: Jan 01, 1990
Project Team: J. Sirois; S. Zoltai;

Objective(s): To describe the geology, physical geography, flora and fauna of the study area; to map and classify the vegetation types and ecological units of the study area; to identify outstanding features of the area that might be critical to the management of a national park that would include all or part of the study region;

Project Description: 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.