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...
Published in: | Polar Record |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1989
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009979 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009979 |
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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