Long-term monitoring of the abundance of small mammals on Akimiski Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: Abraham, Kenneth F.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2012
• Subjects: Abundance; Akimiski Island; Lemmings; Monitoring; Small mammals; Voles; Weasels; 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; Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/1742; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=1742

Monitoring of species composition and abundance of small mammals (voles) has been conducted on Akimiski since 2004. In 2008-2009, three transects were established for live-trapping purposes, one through each of three habitat types. The tall grass/willow transect was allotted 300 m, and the spruce-bo...