Long-term monitoring of the abundance of bird and mammal species encountered daily on Akimiski Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: Abraham, Kenneth F.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2012
• Subjects: Abundance; Akimiski Island; Birds; Mammals; Monitoring; Tundra; Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - Terrestrial; International Polar Year-Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems; Arctic; Nunavut; Akimiski island; Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program; Climate change; Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/1739; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=1739

A daily record of birds seen has been made on Akimiski since 1993 when goose ecology research began. Observers record all species and either exact or estimated numbers, depending on the observer's skill level. A collective recording of the daily checklist is made each evening. The relative abun...