A comparative paleolimnological assessment of the influences of early Arctic population groups on freshwater ecosystems from southern Baffin Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: MCCLEARY, KATHRYN
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Baffin Island; Paleolimnology; Nitrogen isotopes; Diatoms; Arctic; Marine-derived nutrients; Thule; Archaeology; Dorset; Cape Tanfield; Juet Island; McKellar Bay; Nunavut; Arctic Population; Baffin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6827

Recent paleolimnological research in the eastern Canadian high Arctic on the ecological impact of the Thule c.1000-1500 AD has documented the influence of prehistoric anthropogenic activities. Six lake and pond sites (three pairs) on the south-western coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, were used to co...