A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories
Based on observations of the writer and other members of the eight-man Bylot Island Expedition, June-July 1954. The expedition, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America and the New York Zoological Society, studied flora, fauna, and ecological problems from a base on the southwest coast, ac...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66865 2023-05-15T14:18:56+02:00 A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories Miller, Richard S. 1955-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66865 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66865/50778 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66865 ARCTIC; Vol. 8 No. 3 (1955): 137–200; 166-176 1923-1245 0004-0843 Koch Lauge 1892-1964 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1955 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Based on observations of the writer and other members of the eight-man Bylot Island Expedition, June-July 1954. The expedition, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America and the New York Zoological Society, studied flora, fauna, and ecological problems from a base on the southwest coast, across the sound from Pond Inlet on northern Baffin. Dominant vegetation of this area is Salix arctica, Dryas integrifolia, and Luzula confusa. Seventeen mammal species are listed as occurring on the island; notes on abundance and location seen, specific, common, and Eskimo names are given. Those mammals not directly observed by expedition members were identified accurately by Eskimos of the area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Baffin Bylot Island eskimo* Luzula confusa Northwest Territories Pond Inlet The Arctic Institute University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Bylot Island Northwest Territories Pond Inlet ENVELOPE(-77.960,-77.960,72.699,72.699) ARCTIC 8 3 |
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Based on observations of the writer and other members of the eight-man Bylot Island Expedition, June-July 1954. The expedition, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America and the New York Zoological Society, studied flora, fauna, and ecological problems from a base on the southwest coast, across the sound from Pond Inlet on northern Baffin. Dominant vegetation of this area is Salix arctica, Dryas integrifolia, and Luzula confusa. Seventeen mammal species are listed as occurring on the island; notes on abundance and location seen, specific, common, and Eskimo names are given. Those mammals not directly observed by expedition members were identified accurately by Eskimos of the area. |
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A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories |
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A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories |
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A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories |
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A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories |
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A Survey of the Mammals of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories |
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survey of the mammals of bylot island, northwest territories |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 8 No. 3 (1955): 137–200; 166-176 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66865/50778 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66865 |
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