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Community Based Qiviuq Collection
Principal Investigator: Lucas, John Sr.
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: The goals of this project are to investigate ways of introducing man-made items into muskox habitat with minimal disturbance; test if wild muskox will physically interact with a man made addition to their habitat; test the efficacy of muskombs to collect qiviuq; present this scheme to Inuvialuit groups for the purpose of developing a qiviuq industry. Maskombs were built at the ARI, shipped to S...


Qiviuq Collection
Principal Investigator: Katz, Sharon
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: The objectives of the research are to: investigate ways of introducing man-made items into musk ox habitat with minimal disturbance; observe if wild musk oxen will physically interact with a man-made addition to their habitat; test the efficacy of the “muskombs” (scratching posts for musk oxen); and collect qiviuq (musk ox down wool). The results of this research will be presented to Inuvialuit gr...


Effect of Muskox Grazing On Arctic Range Vegetation
Principal Investigator: Harmsen, R.
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990
Summary: The Researcher and team will continue to study the relationship between muskoxen and the plants they eat. Since 1987 the effect of muskox grazing on arctic vetch plants has been studied. Investigations of a large number of vetch plants will include calculations on mortality rates, growth rates and renewal through seed....


Muskox habitat use, periglacial landforms, and plant community associations of Sverdrup Pass (Ellesmere Island); Plant succession in the polar desert (Devon Island)
Principal Investigator: Svoboda, Joseph
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991 1988 1987
Summary: to determine number and habitat use of muskox herds in Sverdrup Pass; to assess effects of muskox grazing on vegetation; to determine grazing intensity of muskox on vegetation in area; to establish origin of periglacial landforms in area and their effect on plant community development; to investigate plant succession in a polar desert on Devon Island....


Licence #2437
Principal Investigator: Vincent, Don
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct aerial surveys of muskoxen for population census purposes....


Licence #2435
Principal Investigator: Kingsley, Michael
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct aerial and ground suveys of muskoxen as part of an overall study of the area for consideration as a wildlife preserve....


Licence #2374
Principal Investigator: MacDonald, S.D.
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: (1) Continuation of observations on muskoxen, Peary caribou and wolves - Bathurst Island. (2) To obtain behavioural information of arctic birds, particularly the black-bellied plover - Polar Bear Pass. (3) To continue the study of the Ivory gull - Seymour Island....


Licence #2094
Principal Investigator: Russel, J.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To perform an aerial survey of muskoxen....


Licence #2088
Principal Investigator: Fischer, Charles
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To carry out caribou habitat studies in the Southern District of Keewatin, Boothia Peninsula and Somerset, Cornwallis, Bathurst, Melville Islands in District of Franklin....


Licence #2046
Principal Investigator: Russell, Richard H.
Licensed Year(s): 1976
Summary: Studies of muskoxen and caribou habitats....


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