Mammals of central North Greenland

Abstract Central North Greenland, an uninhabited and rarely visited region bordering the Arctic Ocean, supports arctic hare, collared lemming, wolf, arctic fox, polar bear, stoat, ringed seal and musk ox. Their distribution and abundance were noted during Geological Survey of Greenland expeditions i...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Bennike, O., Higgins, A. K., Kelly, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic Fox
Arctic hare
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
bearded seal
Greenland
musk ox
narwhal*
North Greenland
Polar Record
ringed seal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009979
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009979
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Summary:Abstract Central North Greenland, an uninhabited and rarely visited region bordering the Arctic Ocean, supports arctic hare, collared lemming, wolf, arctic fox, polar bear, stoat, ringed seal and musk ox. Their distribution and abundance were noted during Geological Survey of Greenland expeditions in 1984–85, which visited virtually all land areas in the region, including nunataks and islands. Bones of reindeer, bearded seal and narwhal were also found. Ringed seal and reindeer are known to have been present in the region by the early Holocene.

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