Monitoring ground-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic:the Nasaruvaalik Island Field Station
The Nasaruvaalik Island field station in the high Arctic was established to facilitate research and monitoring on rare seabird species, largely to meet regulatory obligations defined in Canada’s Species At Risk Act. After building a small research facility at the site, investigations have not only s...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b918ee1dc7384de884ee94024dd713ae 2023-11-12T04:09:40+01:00 Monitoring ground-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic:the Nasaruvaalik Island Field Station Mark L. Mallory 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0031 https://doaj.org/article/b918ee1dc7384de884ee94024dd713ae EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/AS-2023-0031 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/AS-2023-0031 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/b918ee1dc7384de884ee94024dd713ae Arctic Science (2023) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/AS-2023-0031 2023-10-22T00:41:39Z The Nasaruvaalik Island field station in the high Arctic was established to facilitate research and monitoring on rare seabird species, largely to meet regulatory obligations defined in Canada’s Species At Risk Act. After building a small research facility at the site, investigations have not only shed new insights on at-risk seabirds, but have: 1) provided new insights into movements and annual habitat needs of other ground-nesting seabirds; 2) shown effects of weather on seabird breeding effort and success; 3) determined contaminant concentrations in species that have generally been overlooked in Arctic pollution monitoring; and 4) have captured trends in local breeding populations that appear to mirror region-wide trends. However, the future of monitoring at the site is unclear, as safety concerns, considerations of new approaches to Arctic research, and monitoring priorities in a time of multiple environmental stressors may be shifting. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic pollution Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Science |
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The Nasaruvaalik Island field station in the high Arctic was established to facilitate research and monitoring on rare seabird species, largely to meet regulatory obligations defined in Canada’s Species At Risk Act. After building a small research facility at the site, investigations have not only shed new insights on at-risk seabirds, but have: 1) provided new insights into movements and annual habitat needs of other ground-nesting seabirds; 2) shown effects of weather on seabird breeding effort and success; 3) determined contaminant concentrations in species that have generally been overlooked in Arctic pollution monitoring; and 4) have captured trends in local breeding populations that appear to mirror region-wide trends. However, the future of monitoring at the site is unclear, as safety concerns, considerations of new approaches to Arctic research, and monitoring priorities in a time of multiple environmental stressors may be shifting. |
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