Life around the North Water ecosystem:Natural and social drivers of change over a millennium

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Hastrup, Kirsten Blinkenberg, Andersen, Astrid Oberborbeck, Grønnow, Bjarne, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Drivers of change; Ecosystem dynamics; North Water; Smith Sound; Social–ecological transformation; Arctic; Canada; narwhal*; Smith sound; Alaska
• Online Access: https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/f4d3f056-a075-4256-8864-d2acdc251ada; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1028-9; https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/273690941/s13280_018_1028_9.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043393171&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The formation of the North Water in Smith Sound about 4500 years ago, as evidenced by the establishment of bird colonies and human presence, also initiated a long-term anthropogenic agent as part of this High Arctic ecosystem. Different epochs have influenced the human occupation in the area: immigr...