Movement and Aggregation of Eastern Hudson Bay Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas): A Comparison of Patterns Found through Satellite Telemetry and Nunavik Traditional Ecological Knowledge

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Lewis, A. E., Hammill, M. O., Power, M., Doidge, D. W., Lesage, V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK); telemetry; beluga whales; home range; kernel; Hudson Bay; Hudson Strait; Ungava Bay; Labrador Sea; resource management; connaissances écologiques traditionnelles (CÉT); télémétrie; béluga; territoire; noyau; baie d’Hudson; détroit d’Hudson; baie d’Ungava; mer du Labrador; gestion des ressources; Canada; Hudson; Mer du Labrador; Nunavik; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; Delphinapterus leucas
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63173

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) consists of the collective knowledge, experience, and values of subsistence communities, while Western science relies on hypothesis testing to obtain information on natural processes. Both approaches provide important ecological information, but few studies hav...