Polar Ecology Field Research Course

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: biology, phytoplankton, fish, benthic invertebrates, marine biology

Principal Investigator: Curtis, Mark A. (4)
Licence Number: 9034
Organization: Institute of Parasitology and National Reference Centre for Parasitology - McGill University; University of Copenhagen
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1989
Issued: Jan 01, 1989
Project Team: Dr. G.H. Petersen; Dr. Reinhardt Kristensen; 10 graduate students

Objective(s): to study benthic invertebrates; the species composition of marine phytoplankton; and the parasites marine demersal fish, of arctic char and lake trout

Project Description: Dr. Mark Curtis and his team of 10 students from the University of Copenhagen will study molluscs, marine worms, and crustaceans living on the sea bottom and the parasites that live in arctic char and lake trout. The research is organized as part of a Cop