Inuit observations of a Tunicata bloom unusual for the Amundsen Gulf, western Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Pettitt-Wade, Harri, Pearce, Tristan, Kuptana, David, Gallagher, Colin P., Scharffenberg, Kevin, Lea, Ellen V., Hussey, Nigel E., Loseto, Lisa L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Ulukhaktok; Amundsen Gulf; Climate change; inuit; Inuvialuit; Western Canadian Inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0018; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2020-0018; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2020-0018

Inuit are at the forefront of ecosystem change in the Arctic, yet their observations and interpretations are rarely reported in the literature. Climate change impacts are rapidly unfolding in the Arctic and there is a need for monitoring and reporting unique observations. In this short communication...