NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Scotter, George
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: 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....

Principal Investigator: Dredge, Linda
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher and her assistant will map the terrain and take soil and rock samples for laboratory studies....

Principal Investigator: Bell, Trevor
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1990 1988
Summary: This research is an extension of previous fieldwork completed in 1988 and 1989. Mapping surficial deposits and reconstructing former ice limits and sea level adjustments, investigations of landforms and associated sediments, collection and dating of organic material pertaining to terrestrial and raised marine deposits, and mapping distributions of glacial erratics will be undertaken....

Principal Investigator: Morrison, R.I.G.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: This is a continuation of a project begun in 1986 to study year to year variation in breeding densities of shorebirds. The Researcher and team will determine which species of birds breed on the islands of the Foxe Basin, which habitats they use and how their numbers change from year to year. They are also interested in producing a map of the main wildlife habitats on the islands using satellite im...

Principal Investigator: Falck, Hendrik
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher and his assistant will visit all known gold and mineral resource occurances in the Yellowknife area. The area immediately around the showing will be mapped as to rock types, structures and mineral resources. Samples are returned to town and analyzed for chemcials and minerals....

Principal Investigator: Gruchy, Charles
Licensed Year(s): 1990 1989 1988 1987
Summary: Mr. Gruchy and his research team will continue to map the stumps and logs of the unmineralized fossil forest at Geodetic Hills and will also study the erosion and the impact humans have had on the site. In addition they will take small samples of wood and leaf litter to continue their studies of preservation methods. They will also photograph grave markers at Beechey Island, Franklin site...

Principal Investigator: Rundstrom, Robert A.
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Dr. Rundstrom will be talking to people in Rankin Inlet and Eskimo Point. He wants to gather information on how Inuit travel on the land or across water without using compasses, maps, or other modern navigational equipment. He will be asking what is the best way to gather this information and he may ask a few questions such as: what are the Inuktitut words for certain places? How do people tra...

Principal Investigator: Francis, Don
Licensed Year(s): 1988 1987
Summary: To collect rock specimens to test two hypotheses on the origin of the gabbro-norite margin of the Muskox intrusion; to map sections of the Muskox intrusion between Speers Lake and Muskox Lake; to log and sample rock core extracted from McGregor and Speers Lake drill sites...

Principal Investigator: Butler, R.W.
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To travel on foot along the Canol Road and incorporate examinations and descriptions of local plant and wildlife species, geomorphological and geological phenomenon and historical data into one report....

Principal Investigator: McLean, Garry
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: A study to gather data for maps to provide an information base to facilitate comprehensive regional planning and application of the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Field program involves collection and verification of data on wildlife resources; fish resources; native land use; ecological land classification; coastal evaluation and a variety of socio-economic and cultural aspects....