Ecological investigations of Sverdrup Pass, Ellesmere Island

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: biology, lichen, vegetation, wildlife, muskox, plant communities

Principal Investigator: Svoboda, Josef (15)
Licence Number: 7071
Organization: University of Toronto
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991 1988 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1987
Project Team: Terry Myschyshy; Tim Thurston; Roland Meierhofer

Objective(s): To study plant communities and conduct vegetation mapping; to study primary producers - herbivore (muskox) interactions (impact of grazing on vegetation); to document lichen diversity and growth; to document the history and age of the vegetation at Sverdrup Pass.