Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Linking Inuit and Scientific Knowledge and Observations to Better Understand Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) Community Monitoring

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Knopp, Jennie A., Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris M, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree committee member (dgc): Reist, James D, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) have been, and remain, an important</p><p>subsistence resource for the Inuvialuit, the Inuit of the western Canadian Arctic. The effects</p><p>of climate variability and change (CVC) in this region have been noticeably increasing over</p><p>the past three decades. There are concerns as to how CVC will affect Arctic… more

    Nunavik Inuit Knowledge of Beluga: Using Multiple Methods, Tools, and Applications to Enhance our Understanding of Marine Mammal Ecology

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Breton-Honeyman, Kaitlin Nell, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris M, Degree committee member (dgc): Hammill, Michael O, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickie, Brendan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Socio-ecological systems are inherently complex and marine mammals are fundamentally challenging to study. In the Arctic, marine mammals occupy a central ecological role, as nutrient cyclers and as a source of food and culture for Indigenous peoples. Inuit have developed a rich knowledge system, which has not been fully actualized in application in most Arctic research. Considering the… more