Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, biology, vegetation, climate change, pollen
| Principal Investigator: | Gajewski, Konrad (8) |
| Licence Number: | 12662 |
| Organization: | University of Ottawa |
| Licensed Year(s): |
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | P. Hamilton |
Objective(s): To determine the long-term (1000's of years) vegetation history of the Canadian Arctic Islands; to determine the impacts of past climate changes on the vegetation; and to understand how the arctic vegetation will respond to future climate changes.
Project Description: This is the continuation of a multi-year project to determine the long-term (1000's of years) vegetation history. Researchers will collect sediment samples from the bottom of a series of small lakes. Samples of the upermost sediment will be collected with a dredge or short corer. In the lab pollen will be extracted and identified. This data will be entered on a databank to be used to determine the types of pollen being deposited by present-day vegetation.
