Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions Affect Caribou Crossing Areas Around Qikiqtaq, Nunavut: Uqsuqtuurmiut Knowledge Guides Ice Chart Analysis

• Main Authors: Paquette, Emmelie, Ljubicic, Gita, Johnson, Cheryl A., Okpakok, Simon, Mueller, Derek, Montpetit, Benoit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2023
• Subjects: caribou; sea ice; phenology; ice charts; climate change; Inuit knowledge; Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven); Kitikmeot; Nunavut; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; glace de mer; phénologie; carte des glaces; changement climatique; connaissances des Inuits; archipel Arctique canadien; Arctic; Gjoa Haven; King William Island; William Island; archipel arctique; Arctic Archipelago; Arctique*; Climate change; inuit; inuits; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/77149

Though polar ecologists consider sea ice primarily as a habitat for marine mammals, caribou use sea ice to complete their reproductive cycles, to access areas with preferred climatic and vegetation conditions, and to avoid predators seasonally and sporadically. Building on previous caribou research...