Effects of Urbanization on Bird Populations in the Canadian Central Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Staniforth, Richard J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: birds; Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Baker Lake; urbanization; Arctic; oiseaux; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; urbanisation; Arctique; Blanche; Gravier; Merle; Venus; Arctique*; Lapons; Lapland
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63750

Development of the Hamlet of Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) in the central Canadian Arctic during the 1950s was typical of the local urbanization that has occurred in Arctic regions during the latter half of the 20th century. The effects of urbanization on bird populations were examined by comparing...