Integrating scientific knowledge and local ecological knowledge (LEK) about common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in southern Labrador

• Main Author: Chaffey, Heather
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2003
• Subjects: Mary's Harbour; Henley Harbour; Common Eider; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/7032/; https://research.library.mun.ca/7032/1/Chaffey_Heather.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/7032/3/Chaffey_Heather.pdf

There has been little research on the history and status of Common Eiders in Labrador. In this thesis I explored how varying degrees of human exploitation over time on the south coast of Labrador specifically in St. Peter's Bay have influenced Common Eider populations. To do this, I collected L...