Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus, tuktuit in Inuktitut) use sea ice to facilitate movements that fulfill their ecological needs. Ship traffic is growing in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and ice-strengthened ships can disrupt sea ice by breaking it apart. This project explored priorities identified by c...
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ftcarletonuniv:oai:curve.carleton.ca:36373 2023-05-15T16:19:49+02:00 Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada Paquette, Emmelie Sarah 2020 https://curve.carleton.ca/24122fd5-2361-47fc-b6ac-39f1309fdcab https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/2020-14140 https://ocul-crl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_CRL/j2o5om/alma991022809476405153 unknown https://curve.carleton.ca/24122fd5-2361-47fc-b6ac-39f1309fdcab https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/2020-14140 https://ocul-crl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_CRL/j2o5om/alma991022809476405153 Thesis/Dissertation 2020 ftcarletonuniv https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/2020-14140 2022-01-23T08:06:31Z Caribou (Rangifer tarandus, tuktuit in Inuktitut) use sea ice to facilitate movements that fulfill their ecological needs. Ship traffic is growing in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and ice-strengthened ships can disrupt sea ice by breaking it apart. This project explored priorities identified by community members in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, NU) concerning changes in sea ice and ship traffic in caribou crossing areas surrounding King William Island. Using Canadian Ice Service ice charts and Canadian Coast Guard ship traffic data, the timing of freeze-up, break-up and ship transit was assessed. Preliminary results were discussed in workshops in Uqsuqtuuq in September 2018, and Inuit knowledge guided methods and analyses in this thesis. Despite interannual variability in sea ice conditions, the timing of ship movement was independent of local conditions. In the future, shifting freeze-up and break-up timing may intensify interactions between sea ice and ship transit creating challenges for caribou movement. Thesis Gjoa Haven inuit inuktitut King William Island Kitikmeot Nunavut Rangifer tarandus Sea ice CURVE - Carleton University Research Virtual Environment Nunavut Canada King William Island ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168) William Island ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035) Gjoa Haven ENVELOPE(-95.882,-95.882,68.626,68.626) |
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus, tuktuit in Inuktitut) use sea ice to facilitate movements that fulfill their ecological needs. Ship traffic is growing in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and ice-strengthened ships can disrupt sea ice by breaking it apart. This project explored priorities identified by community members in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, NU) concerning changes in sea ice and ship traffic in caribou crossing areas surrounding King William Island. Using Canadian Ice Service ice charts and Canadian Coast Guard ship traffic data, the timing of freeze-up, break-up and ship transit was assessed. Preliminary results were discussed in workshops in Uqsuqtuuq in September 2018, and Inuit knowledge guided methods and analyses in this thesis. Despite interannual variability in sea ice conditions, the timing of ship movement was independent of local conditions. In the future, shifting freeze-up and break-up timing may intensify interactions between sea ice and ship transit creating challenges for caribou movement. |
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Paquette, Emmelie Sarah Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding king william island, nunavut, canada |
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ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168) ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035) ENVELOPE(-95.882,-95.882,68.626,68.626) |
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