Spring migration and subsistence hunting of king and common eiders at Holman, Northwest Territories

ABSTRACT. A subsistence hunt for eiders by Inuvialuit of Holman, Northwest Territories, was observed over three spring harvest seasons from 1996 to 1998 to determine rates of crippling loss and to assess the sustainability of the harvest. King eiders (Somateria spectabilis) are the dominant waterfow...

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Main Authors: Tim Byers, D. Lynne Dickson
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Northwest Territories
Arctic
Inuvialuit
Somateria spectabilis
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.514.9189
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic54-2-122.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. A subsistence hunt for eiders by Inuvialuit of Holman, Northwest Territories, was observed over three spring harvest seasons from 1996 to 1998 to determine rates of crippling loss and to assess the sustainability of the harvest. King eiders (Somateria spectabilis) are the dominant waterfowl species harvested. The number of king eiders estimated to migrate past Holman in spring

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