Devon Island Programs, 1970
The Arctic Institute's research base on Devon Island was used by over twenty-five investigators and their field assistants during the 1970 summer field season, from late April to mid-September. There were two separately directed, but related, programs. One, a large integrated ecosystem study, w...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66166 2023-05-15T14:19:19+02:00 Devon Island Programs, 1970 Bliss, L.C. 1971-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66166 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66166/50079 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66166 ARCTIC; Vol. 24 No. 1 (1971): March: 1–80; 65-67 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biomass info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1971 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:02Z The Arctic Institute's research base on Devon Island was used by over twenty-five investigators and their field assistants during the 1970 summer field season, from late April to mid-September. There were two separately directed, but related, programs. One, a large integrated ecosystem study, was directed by L.C. Bliss of the University of Alberta and sponsored by the Canadian International Biological Program (IBP); the other was an Arctic Institute-sponsored comparative ecology project, under the direction of James A. Teeri. Substantial improvements were made to the Base Camp (located in the Truelove Lowland), and a total of 8 Parkall and Jamesway huts are now available as sleeping quarters, laboratories, warehouse, kitchen, and storage areas. In addition, a separate field camp was established about 8 km east of the base to facilitate the study of muskox, fox, and weasel. Local transportation was by two skidoo motorboggans, a double-tracked Ranger V vehicle and trailer, and a Massey-Ferguson tractor and trailer. Transportation between Resolute and the Base Camp was by Otter and Beaver aircraft. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Devon Island muskox University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Ferguson ENVELOPE(-168.583,-168.583,-84.933,-84.933) ARCTIC 24 1 |
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The Arctic Institute's research base on Devon Island was used by over twenty-five investigators and their field assistants during the 1970 summer field season, from late April to mid-September. There were two separately directed, but related, programs. One, a large integrated ecosystem study, was directed by L.C. Bliss of the University of Alberta and sponsored by the Canadian International Biological Program (IBP); the other was an Arctic Institute-sponsored comparative ecology project, under the direction of James A. Teeri. Substantial improvements were made to the Base Camp (located in the Truelove Lowland), and a total of 8 Parkall and Jamesway huts are now available as sleeping quarters, laboratories, warehouse, kitchen, and storage areas. In addition, a separate field camp was established about 8 km east of the base to facilitate the study of muskox, fox, and weasel. Local transportation was by two skidoo motorboggans, a double-tracked Ranger V vehicle and trailer, and a Massey-Ferguson tractor and trailer. Transportation between Resolute and the Base Camp was by Otter and Beaver aircraft. . |
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