cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/4jlu1f
title: The Kwäday Dän Ts'inchi Discovery: Expanding Our Understanding Through Linked Scientific and Community Studies

description: The Kwäday Dän Ts'inchi Discovery project is one of two confirmed projects within the IPY Activity #435 titled "Recovery Research and Stabilization of Culturally and Scientifically Significant Specimens From Melting Ice and Cryosols." This activity involves science and social science research that has been initiated as a result of the recent melting of glaciers and alpine ice patches. Melting of these scientific "deep freezes" is providing unanticipated data sources that are giving us insight into past northern societies, flora/fauna, environments, and their changes through time. The field work is occurring in different northern Canadian jurisdictions (both Yukon/B.C. and Nunavut), and is operating under the leadership of northern governments (territorial or state) and/or First Nations government representatives. Local communities are directly involved in the projects, directing and/or participating in the fieldwork. They are also intimately involved in the study and interpretation of the recovered materials, as well determining where and how information is publicly released. The materials being recovered from these frozen contexts include ancient artifacts, biological materials including plant macro and micro remains, including recovered human remains. Laboratory work to study both the biological and archaeological specimens and samples recovered during these projects is being undertaking by government researchers based in the north, where-ever possible, working in collaboration with scientists/specialists at southern institutions. The projects that
comprise this Activity operate independently, as an informal collective that shares information. Each operates under its own permit, which follows from legislation concerned with the management and protection of heritage resources. Each project has its own funding and administrative framework, while undertaking methodologically and topically similar work.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/eaaqjq
title: Variability and change in the Canadian cryosphere (snow and ice) - A Canadian contribution to "State and Fate of the Cryosphere"

description: New satellite-derived observations of the cryosphere are being developed by Canadian scientists to contribute a snapshot of the current state of the cryosphere in northern Canada and to generate new information, data sets and monitoring capabilities for tundra and alpine snow cover, seasonal frozen ground, lake ice, albedo, land cover and phenology, snow melt characteristics over ice caps, sea ice fluxes through the Arctic islands, and river ice monitoring in northern Québec. Field campaigns are essential for these satellite retrieval activities, and to provide unique observations on characteristics of the cryosphere. Since April 2007, several field campaigns involving both ground-based surveys of snow cover, glaciers and ice caps, river ice and frozen ground characteristics and aircraft remote sensing have taken place across northern Canada (Yukon, NWT, northern Québec, Nunavut and Labrador). These field measurement data sets are an important Canadian contribution to the IPY "snapshot" by providing key information on the state of the cryosphere in northern Canada and an important baseline for assessing future changes. Many residents in northern Canada depend on frozen rivers and sea ice for transportation routes by snowmobile and sled in order to carry out traditional hunting and fishing activities. Outreach activities with northern communities are focussed on providing new information on current river ice and sea ice con
ditions in their local area to assist residents in planning safe navigation routes. The development of specialized river ice and sea ice floe edge map products based on satellite radar images has been achieved through the integration of science and traditional knowledge.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Variability in Canadian Cryosphere This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/v5so29
title: Dynamic Inuit social strategies in changing environment: A long term perspective

description: For the IPY project Dynamic Inuit Social Strategies in Changing Environments: A Long-Term Perspective, archaeologists and other scientists from across Canada collaborated with Inuit community and heritage organizations to better understand how Inuit culture developed and changed over the past 1,000 years. Six research teams brought together Inuit traditional knowledge, excavation of important archaeological sites, and information about changing Arctic environments. The research took place across the Canadian Arctic, with fieldwork occurring in Nunavut near the communities of Cambridge Bay, Arviat, Taloyoak, Igloolik, and Hall Beach; in Nunavik (northern Québec) near Inukjuak; and in Labrador near Nain (Figure 1). The ultimate goal of the project is to understand how outside forces, such as climate change and interaction with Europeans, were combined with complex and dynamic Inuit cultural patterns, to produce the diverse and successful societies which exist across the Canadian Arctic today. A key part of the project is its emphasis on close integration with Inuit organizations. The various research teams worked closely with community groups and cultural organizations, and a large number of Inuit elders and youth were involved in various aspects of the planning, fieldwork, and communication of knowledge gained. The results of the project will be useful to Inuit heritage organizations and educational institutions that are dedicated to connecting the past with the present, and also will provide a long-ter
m historic perspective on issues facing modern northern communities as they deal with climate change and other challenges. Results from the fieldwork include significant new insights into the early Thule Inuit migration from Alaska through the eastern Arctic, the nature of early Inuit life in coastal regions across the Arctic, and the relationship between climate change and Inuit culture change.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Inuit Social Strategies in Changing Environments This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/vxtmsu
title: Thermal State of Permafrost (TSP) - a Canadian contribution to the International Permafrost Association's International Polar Year project

description: Many new ground temperature measurement boreholes have been established, and data were collected at more than 100 monitoring sites. To examine change in the recent past, we are collecting records and assembling databases concerning permafrost sites which had been examined by industrial and government partners during the past two decades. An indication of recent permafrost change was the loss of permafrost at half of the sites that we examined in August 2007 and 2008 along the Alaska Highway east of Whitehorse compared to conditions recorded by one of Canada's first permafrost scientists in 1964. Another finding is that permafrost in the mountains of the Yukon is warmer than we expected based on projections from standard climate stations, all of which are located in the valleys. In the cold, continuous permafrost at Herschel Island in northern Yukon, the ground has warmed by over 3°C in the 20th century, in close response to the warming of climate since 1899-1905. In the Mackenzie delta area, the mean annual ground temperature has increased by about 1.5°C since 1970 at sites in tundra regions, and less in the delta itself. In the delta, the influence of numerous water bodies reduces the impact of climate warming in winter on ground temperatures, as these lakes and channels do not all freeze through. In the uplands near Inuvik, ground temperatures are now sufficiently warm that changes to surface conditions may lead to permafrost degradation.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Thermal State of Permafrost This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/dugoen
title: Interrogating low Arctic seabirds: Indicators of changing prey ocean and climate conditions

description: Our research is centered on seabird predators and key forage species (Arctic cod, capelin, lantern fish, crustaceans). Simultaneous research in the High and Low Arctic is integrated through the Labrador Current that provides a "downstream" link to evaluate influences of High Arctic climate on marine life in Low Arctic ecosystems. In collaboration with Inuit and Newfoundland hunters and fishers, we use seabirds to sample the marine environment over multiple regional and ocean-basin scales. Analysis of seabird diets, reproductive performance and foraging behavior reveal climate associated changes in forage species assemblages. Seabird diets collected during 2007-09 extend existing time series data (1970s -1990s) to assess recent changes in forage fish and zooplankton diversity and distribution associated with changes in sea ice coverage in the High Arctic and with fluctuating water temperatures in the Low Arctic driven by the southward flowing Arctic Labrador Current. Information on the wintering movements and ocean residency areas of seabirds has previously been extremely difficult to assess using traditional methods (e.g. vessel observations, banding studies). To address this knowledge gap we deployed geo-location devices to record bird movements, placing them on Common and Thick-billed Murres from 7 breeding colonies in the eastern Canadian Arctic (Prince Leopold, Coats, Digges, Minarets) and Newfoundland and Labrador ( Gannet, Funk and Gull Islands), ranging in latitude from 47° to 74°N). The results from the geo-location st
udies are revealing new and unexpected insights into the non-breeding distributions of both murre species. Thick-billed Murres from Hudson Bay remained in the Bay until mid-November, coinciding with the usual period of sea ice formation in northern Hudson Bay and spent the early part of the winter farther north (Labrador Sea) than expected. Wintering areas were different for each colony, with individuals from the same colony showing similar wintering movements and patterns of habitat use. As well, movement patterns of individuals were consistent across years. Overall, Thick-billed Murres more ranged more widely than Common Murres. The offshore waters along the continental shelf edge of the Grand Bank were very important for Common Murres throughout the non-breeding period and most birds did not utilize coastal waters that previously were deemed so important for these birds.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Arctic Seabirds This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.15468/dl.n5vrg5
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 2047 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 The dataset includes 2047 records from 11 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0046454-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/pq0ef5
title: Global Warming and Arctic Marine Mammals (GWAMM)

description: The GWAMM project has developed a Community-Based Monitoring (CBM) network within the greater Hudson Bay region. Our goal was to monitor marine ecosystem change using apex predators but also to understand the drivers of change. Results provided policy information required to allow northerners the ability to adapt to the environmental changes. During the Inuit subsistence hunts of 2007, the network relied on Arviat and Sanikiluaq community involvement. In 2008 and 2009, we expanded the network to include the communities of Repulse Bay and Igloolik, respectively. Partnering with northerners provided whale and seal tissue samples from hunts as well as a collection of prey species representing parts of the marine environment. A reference collection of samples from the complete food web was developed and used to build a model of trophic interactions from marine mammals down to nutrients and phytoplankton. GWAMM is also a network project that links to other marine mammal research projects in the region including satellite-telemetry movement studies of polar bears, seals, and whales, and photo-identification of bowhead and killer whales, and use of chemical signals to understand whale and seal diet, and tracking predation effects caused by invasive species such as killer whales. Results indicated that with declining sea ice, the Hudson Bay marine ecosystem is shifting from a polar bear-seal system with Inuit hunters at the apex to one dominated by cetaceans with killer whales at the apex. This shift is eroding Inuit traditional subsistence culture. As a result, our project has the added goal t
o provide northerners with information required to adapt to a rapidly changing world where Arctic marine mammal populations are showing demographic strain due to polar warming.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-GWAMM This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/xoshme
title: Engaging northern communities in the monitoring of country food safety and wildlife health

description: This project has proven the benefits of having northern laboratories and by training several northerners for wildlife sampling and laboratory techniques. In collaboration with the scientists working at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Gdansk University, we achieved the following: 1) Development of two diagnostic tests, adapted for northern conditions, for the presumptive presence of E.coli 0157:H7 and Salmonella sp., 2) results were negative for all samples (n=129) and 2 community freezers, 3) all family members of the Anisakidae nematodes were present in traditionally eaten fish or in marine mammals from Nain, Labrador, Ungava and Hudson Bays up to Arviat, Nunavut, 4) presence of adult worms in marine mammals proves their transmission in the marine food web, 5) only freeze resistant T. nativa and Trichinella T6 were identified, 6) Trichinella infection was widespread among terrestrial carnivores, but amongst marine mammals, walrus and polar bears were the only ones infected, 7) black bears and walruses are the most common source of human infection in the north, 8) two diagnostic tests were developed for Toxoplasma gondii (multiplex PCR and multi-species enzyme immunoassay (ELISA)) that can be used to detect Toxoplasma DNA in meat, and antibodies in blood or tissue fluid, respectively, 9) an absorbent filter paper method to collect blood under Arctic conditions for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii was assessed in collaboration with the caribou Network (CARMA) with good results. 1
0) a qualitative research study undertaken in Nain, Nunatsiavut demonstrated that residents would like research results co-presented to them by the Nunatsiavut Government and the researcher, in a hands-on fashion that emphasized visual methods and one-on-one interaction, 11) a data-entry website and interface was developed featuring the ability to add, modify, search, export and delete IPY specimen data. The data entered using this system is securely stored in the latest version of the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre database at the University of Saskatchewan.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Zoonoses, Food Safety, and Wildlife Health This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/8kghae
title: Documenting traditional knowledge in relation to climate change and its effects in Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in traditional territory

description: Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in is a self-governing First Nation that signed a Final Agreement with the Yukon Government and Canada in 1998. Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in offers a variety of year-round programming to the community of Dawson City, Yukon and many of these programs are supported by information collected through oral history interviews and the documentation of traditional knowledge. Our IPY project involved multiple phases, including field research, oral history interviews, community mapping, and academic partnerships. Other important aspects of this project included training for youth, and increasing local awareness about climate change. Over a period of nearly two years, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department conducted over forty oral history interviews with traditional and local knowledge holders within the communities of Dawson City, Yukon; Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories; and Eagle, Alaska. We incorporated climate change education into our culture camps and regular heritage programming, and developed traditional knowledge collection kits, allowing local youth to interview their elders about climate change. These interviews provide a solid baseline of information on how climate change is occurring in the North, and how it is affecting people's lifestyles and culture. The information collected has already been useful for integration into other research projects in Dawson City and in ot
her northern communities. Some of the themes that arose from our research were: warmer winter temperatures of 5-10 degrees, which affects trappers (furs not primed) and ice road conditions, and creates a change in the lifestyle and psyche of a northerner; increasing brush and vegetation growth - not only thicker, but in higher altitudes and further north (this may create more food for animals such as moose, but could choke out other plants, such as lichens for caribou, and makes travel more difficult in the bush); a one to two week shift in animal mating/rutting seasons later into the fall, affecting hunting seasons, and quality of meat; new species such as cougar, deer, some birds and unidentified insects; melting permafrost resulting in large frost slumps, and erosion, which affects travel and gathering abilities, water quality and land value; declining numbers and quality of local salmon stocks, which has serious consequences for health, income and lifestyle; and less predictable weather, which can erode confidence in traditional knowledge and traditional knowledge holders.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Traditional Knowledge in Tr'ondek Hwech'in This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/jzhfad
title: Arctic freshwater systems: Hydrology and ecology

description: The project is divided into four themes: 1. "Freshwater Flux and Prediction" aims to investigate the importance of water to Canadian polar regions and how availability of water may change in the future. These goals will be achieved via field observations in polar locations which are currently instrumented as well as remote locations which have limited or no observational capabilities. Modelling studies will complement the field observations and aid in interpretation of the collected data. 2. "Nutrient Flux and Prediction" objectives include: a) implementing, refining, and testing an enhanced 1-dimensional hydraulic model of river flow through the Mackenzie Delta channel network; b) field investigations of real-time ice jams and measurements necessary for process-based modelling; c) identification of river ice cover and breakup patterns via satellite image analyses; d) linking the hydraulic model to a model of storm surging effects from the Beaufort coast; e) improved nutrient characterization of the Mackenzie River water during breakup and open-water; f) quantification of Mackenzie River nutrient fluxes, corrected for ice breakup and off-channel effects; g) long-term modelling of Mackenzie River flows and potential responses to climatic warming. 3. "Aquatic Ecosystem Hydro-ecology and Ecological Integrity (Arctic-BIONET)" objectives include: a) aquatic biodiversity assessment; b) improved Canadian and circumpolar perspective on the current status and future trends of freshwater biodiversity in relation to present and projected CVC; c) integrated, multidisciplina
ry climatological, hydrological and ecological process-based research at strategic ¿Supersites¿ located in the Mackenzie upland lakes and in the western and eastern Canadian Arctic; d) analysis of the limnology and heat budgets of Great Bear Lake in light of projected impacts from CVC; and e) with Parks Canada, a freshwater classification for northern National Parks that will identify the diversity of stream networks and lake/pond ecosystems. 4. "Community-based Capacity Building and Outreach" has the objective to establish a community-based monitoring consortium/network involving long-term sites in the Canadian Arctic. Project activities are taking place at field sites and communities across Canada's northern regions: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Labrador.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Polar Terrestrial Freshwater This metadata record corresponds to an IPY project. Studies completed under this research project are identified as related materials. These studies can also be retrieved using the Polar Data Catalogue.;