Climate and Vegetation of the Interior Lowlands of Southern Baffin Island: Long-term Stability at the Low Arctic Limit
ABSTRACT. The interior of southern Baffin Island between 64˚N and 68˚N latitude is a mainly lowland area over 50 000 km2 in extent, containing two large lakes (Amadjuak and Nettilling) and numerous smaller lakes and ponds. This area is important as summer range for caribou and a variety of birds, an...
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1996
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.489.3459 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic50-2-167.pdf |
| Summary: | ABSTRACT. The interior of southern Baffin Island between 64˚N and 68˚N latitude is a mainly lowland area over 50 000 km2 in extent, containing two large lakes (Amadjuak and Nettilling) and numerous smaller lakes and ponds. This area is important as summer range for caribou and a variety of birds, and there is evidence for a human presence as early as 3000 B.P. Field studies |
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