The Kluane Region

• Main Authors: Krebs, Charles J, Boonstra, Rudy
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 2001
• Subjects: Arctic Institute of North America; Kluane National Park; The Arctic Institute; Yukon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195133936.003.0002; https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52510869/isbn-9780195133936-book-part-2.pdf

Abstract The Kluane Region of the Yukon has been particularly well studied for two reasons. The Arctic Institute of North America established a research station on the south shore of Kluane Lake in 1959. This is one of few research stations north of 60° in Canada, and it has focused scientific studies in this part of the Yukon for the last 40 years. In 1972 The Canadian government established Kluane National Park just to the west of Kluane Lake, and the designation of the park has brought with it a flurry of studies on the descriptive ecology of the Kluane area. In this chapter we summarize the general setting of the Kluane region and what is known about its physical and biological setting.