Mammals of central North Greenland

• 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

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.