Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, ecology, climate adaptation, insects, species distribution
| Principal Investigator: | Ring, Richard A. (12) |
| Licence Number: | 12518 |
| Organization: | University of Victoria |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
1990
1987
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | D. Morewood, A. DeBruyn, Y. Marusik |
Objective(s): To continue to examine the adaptations of arctic insects that allow them to survive long, cold winters and short growing seasons.
Project Description: As part of a long term study, I will continue to examine the biology of arctic and subarctic insects. Information will be collected on insect distributions as well as insect adaptations to living in environments with extremely cold winters and short summers. Studies on insect communities in the north may be good indicators of global climate change since they are short-lived species with limited abilities to move to more suitable environments.
