cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/fulgmd
title: Inuit Sea Ice Use and Occupancy Project (ISIUOP)

description: ISIUOP undertook extensive field research corresponding to the gathering of Inuit sea ice use and knowledge data. The numerous community visits were also used for verification of data previously mapped and documented. The data we collected include: (a) a characterization of seasonal sea ice conditions; (b) the extent and areas of sea ice use; (c) the nature and location of notable sea ice hazards; (d) key harvesting areas; (e) traditional and current ice (and land) routes; (f) Inuktitut toponyms (placenames) or terminology associated with ice features, conditions, or dynamics; and (g) shifts in patterns of sea ice use due to social and/or climatic change. The data permitted us to establish that (a) Inuit in all communities involved have developed a sophisticated body of knowledge, including an understanding of the dynamics and changes of this environment; (b) the importance of sea ice in Inuit culture and survival is still maintained, regardless of the changes experienced across the Inuit Arctic; (c) Inuit traditional trails are important human elements of the sea ice environment, and they link both sea ice and land environments; and (d) environmental changes have been observed in all communities. The observations reveal similar types and trends of changes (e.g. sea ice freezing later, breaking up earlier, and being generally less reliable and predictable). However, the degree to which the changes are affecting activities on the sea ice vary from community to community, and in some instances from hunter to hunter. Significant changes in the layout of sea ice trails and harvesting areas have been also observed (particularly seasonal change
s). In addition, Inuit communities are open to new technologies and monitoring techniques that have the potential to reduce risk and facilitate use of the sea ice. Outcomes of the project were development of Igliniit technology and development and release of the Inuit siku (sea ice) Atlas (http://sikuatlas.ca), which offers some of the results in a multimedia format for educational purposes. The Igliniit subproject offers a new software interface for PDA/GPS systems, available in Inuktitut and English, that allows hunters to log their observations of the environment as they travel. This system was tested for two years, and the team is seeking new opportunities in Nunavut for applying it to efforts such as wildlife monitoring, resource/land use mapping, cultural inventories, and search and rescue.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-ISIUOP 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/rsmz71
title: The impacts of oil and gas activity on peoples in the Arctic using a multiple securities perspective (GAPS)

description: Background: Since the early 1970s oil and gas development has come to dominate the industrial sector in the Arctic. At the same time, the region is experiencing climate change with increasing intensity. The pace of resource development has accelerated significantly in recent years as the price of oil and gas has risen, motivating industry to travel further north to extract fossil fuels for global consumption. Increasing pressure from various governments--Russian, Norwegian, Canadian and American--requires the Arctic to be open for business. Arctic communities are being tied into the global market for oil and gas, putting more pressure on their already-strained individual and societal capacities to cope with change, participate in resource management decisionmaking, and secure any possible economic and social benefits. Occurring amidst a changing climate, oil and gas activity poses critical challenges to the human security of communities, affecting local economies, traditional livelihoods and identities, health, food, and the environment. Furthermore, many of the current drivers of change in the Arctic are only expected to intensify in the future (Chapin et al. 2005). Such large-scale alterations of the environment interfere with local peoples' capacity to adapt by putting access to resources--and the resources themselves--at risk. While GAPS focuses its analysis on the effects of oil and gas development in the Arctic on local communities, it is impossible to separate such activity from an overall context of change--particularly, climate change--as these pr
ocesses interact and overlap in ways that make potential effects even more acute. The traditional language of security has been actively employed in the Arctic region for decades (Huebert, 2001; St. melding 30 (2004); Heininen, 2004). Security in the Arctic has focused on issues of power, resource exploitation and territory. Global climate change is already altering the Arctic landscape, and allowing for increased transport and greater access to untapped resources, particularly fossil fuels. Moreover, the burning of this fuel to satisfy global energy demands will further accelerate climate change. Consequently, oil and gas plays an increasing role in security debates by both increasing sought-after revenues for Arctic states, and also providing for a reduced dependency upon Middle Eastern sources (Barlindhaug, 2005).
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-GAPS (Oil, Gas, and Arctic Peoples) 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/qxwprp
title: Ecological monitoring of polar bears and seals in Nunavut a step toward the future.

description: We deployed satellite transmitters on live ringed seals captured in Hudson Bay in the summer of 2009. Polar bear transmitters have been deployed in Hudson Bay in 2007, 2008, and 2009. This project will provide management information and advice for the Hudson Bay and Foxe Basin ringed seal stocks by: (1) delineating movements that may bring juveniles and possibly adults into areas hunted by other communities, (2) assessing sex- and age-specific site fidelity of individual seals during the breeding season, (3) defining critical foraging habitat, movement and diving behaviour, (4) defining spatio-temporal variation in these aspects of ringed seal foraging ecology to complement ongoing diet studies to address a purported shift in prey of top predators associated with climate change in the greater Hudson Bay region. The project also aims to engage northerners in ecosystem science, develop a community-based monitoring and sampling program for seal, and enhance Arctic science. The final outcome of this combined effort is to provide policy information necessary to inform northerners of how they can adapt to marine ecosystem changes associated with polar warming and the resulting changes to marine mammal distribution and abundance. This project is linked to other Canadian IPY projects: "GWAMM". "Marine Birds", "Circumpolar Flaw Lead", "Greenland Sharks", "Pan-Arctic Beluga", "Country Food Safety in a Changing Arctic", "P
eople of a Feather and Ice" and internationally within the ESSAR and PAN-AME clusters. Collaborations have been developed to extend the community-based monitoring effort across the Canadian Arctic (Makavik, Fisheries Joint Management Commission, Nunatsiavut-Labrador Inuit Association, Ocean Tracking Network), across international governments (Greenland/Denmark, Russia, United States-Alaska, Norway, Finland), and organizations (Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Sustained Arctic Observing Network, Circumpolar Arctic Flora and Fauna).
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Polar Bears and Seals, Nunavut 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/ydihk9
title: The Viral Hepatitis Northern Network: A Platform for Addressing Viral Hepatitis in the Canadian North

description: An internet-based software program on Viral Hepatitis care in the North was developed, implemented, distributed, and is being regularly updated. The program allows healthcare providers to learn about HBV and diagnose/manage infected persons more effectively. The various forms of hepatitis B can be divided into more aggressive forms (subtypes B2-5) that frequently result in cirrhosis/liver cancer and more "benign" forms (subtypes B1 or B6) that rarely do so. Team members analyzed samples from Northern Canadians known to be infected with hepatitis B in the early 1980s. Representative sera from the 1983-85 serum bank were identified and transferred to the investigator's laboratory for testing for occult hepatitis B virus infection. The results revealed that the majority of Northern Canadians are infected with the more "benign" B6 subtype. Moreover, the amount of virus present in the circulation was relatively low, another predictor of a good outcome. The study also determined what percent of Northern Canadians are infected despite testing negative by standard diagnostic tests. Finally, the virus itself was analyzed to determine why in some instances it does not cause problems while in others, cirrhosis or liver cancer develop. The latter project was performed in conjunction with researchers from the United States and Denmark. Because HBV-induced rates of cirrhosis and liver cancer are higher in Alaska and Greenland than Northern Canada, collaborations were secured with investigators from these regions who submitted samples from infected individuals. The samples were used for genotyping, sequencing and identifying which HBV mut
ations are associated with adverse versus benign outcomes.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Viral Hepatitis in the Canadian North 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/sp3/5crqpf
title: The Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) system study

description: The CFL project consisted of ten sub-project teams: Physical oceanography; Sea ice; Light, nutrients, and primary production; Food webs; Marine mammals and birds; Gas fluxes; Carbon and nutrient fluxes; Contaminants; Modeling; and Traditional Knowledge. In the fall of 2007, 74 open water sites were sampled throughout the Amundsen Gulf and southern Beaufort Sea. During the winter months, 44 drift sites were sampled, ranging in duration from 1-22 days. Due to thin sea ice and high ice mobility, the fast ice bridge between Cape Parry and Banks Island did not form. For this reason, we were unable to establish a semi-permanent ice camp as originally planned. Instead, a series of ice camps were set up at the fast ice edge at the mouths of Franklin and Darnley Bays in May and June. Early results suggest that with decreasing ice cover we can expect powerful feedbacks into the climate system thereby exacerbating the reduction in multiyear sea ice, with commensurate changes in the ecosystem, biogeochemical cycling and human use of the flaw lead region. Nutrients may become more available to the food web through a higher occurrence of ice edge upwelling as well as eddies carrying Pacific water into the Amundsen Gulf. Frost flowers, which are produced on young first year ice, have been found to have an important role in atmospheric chemistry around flaw leads and may be important for contaminant transport. Marine mammal use of the flaw lead occurs much earlier and more extensively than previously known. Traditional Knowledge research efforts included the development,
coordination and completion of community interviews in Sachs Harbour, Paulatuk and Ulukhaktok. This comprised of community-based field programs involving semi-directed interviews, a mapping component, and database development and input. The data gathered from 49 experts in 3 communities represents the first and most comprehensive documentation of Inuvialuit knowledge of the circumpolar flaw lead in the Beaufort Sea. The Traditional Knowledge study showed that Inuvialuit have extensive knowledge of changes taking place in seasonal patterns, marine and freshwater systems, fish and wildlife of the Beaufort Sea and their uses of these resources, as well as the implications of these changes for human travel and Inuvialuit subsistence and traditional activities.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-CFL 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/wpx1v8
title: Community Adaptation and Vulnerability In Arctic Regions (CAVIAR) [Canada]

description: &lt;p&gt;This project represents the Canadian component of the international IPY CAVIAR consortium. The research is designed to systematically assess the vulnerability of communities across the circumpolar north to changing environmental conditions, including climate change, and to identify opportunities to enhance the adaptive capacities of communities to sustain their natural resources, livelihoods and well-being. The project involves case studies, using a common methodology, to document exposures a
nd adaptive strategies to deal with changing conditions. Exposures are identified by the local communities themselves, contributing to the development of community involvement in research. The research integrates natural science, social science and traditional knowledge, and is undertaken in collaboration with northern community members (through consultations and employing community members, often youth, as research assistants). Ethnographic fieldwork includes community-based research via interviews, focus groups, and participatory observation, as well as feedback visits for confirmation of findings and local dissemination. CAVIAR primarily collects qualitative data sets (interview and focus group recordings, which are subsequently transcribed). Research participants are northerners speaking to exposure-sensitivities and adaptive strategies in northern communities, and range from youth to elders. Quantitative data include detailed weekly hunting land use data in GPS format for hunters in Iqalu
it (on-going) and georeferenced surficial geology polygons, sediment samples, landscape hazard examples, infrastructure foundation types and photographs of surficial sediment classes and landscape hazards in Clyde River.
&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Within Canada, CAVIAR is connected to three ArcticNet NCE projects: "Adaptation in a Changing Arctic: Ecosystem Services, Communities and Policy", "Instability of Coastal Landscapes in Arctic Communities and Regions" and "Understanding and Responding to the Effects of Climate Change and Modernization in Nunatsiavut". CAVIAR Canada is also linked with a SSHRC Northern Communities Grant ("Feeding the family during times of change"), Health Canada's Climate Change and Health Adaptation Pro
gram, the Northern Climate ExChange's Yukon Community Adaptation project, and a SSHRC Northern Communities Grant (C-TAC, "Climate Change and Tourism Change in Northern Communities: A Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment").
&lt;/p&gt;
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-CAVIAR 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/a8orw8
title: Climate change Impacts on Canadian Arctic Tundra ecosystems (CICAT): Interdisciplinary and multi-scale assessments

description: At some CICAT research sites, we established experiments that simulate warming and changes in snow depth and measured the responses. Warming causes earlier flowering, greater growth and an increase in the cover of shrubs and grasses. We also examined the changes in vegetation across large areas using satellite data, and our results have shown a decrease in important winter range of the Bathurst caribou herd during the past twenty years due mainly to increases in fires. We have also made the first coordinated measurements of the amounts of carbon dioxide absorbed by tundra plants and given off by plants and soils over a variety of tundra ecosystems. We have found they all absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit during the growing season. We also found that polar desert soils are surprisingly important sources of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. How tundra vegetation and processes such as carbon dioxide fluxes respond to warming will depend on the responses of soil microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. These organisms control the release and availability of nutrients in the soil and hence affect the ability of plants to respond to warming. We are studying these organisms and how they are likely to respond to climate change. We are using much of our information in ecosystem models linked to CiCAT, which provide predictions of how these tundra systems are likely to change over the coming decades. The preliminary model
ling indicates that tundra ecosystems will continue to absorb more carbon than they release, although there will be variation between years and between tundra types. Interviews with elders in communities have provided invaluable information on how tundra ecosystems have changed over the past decades and help direct the scientific research. School classes are also involved in monitoring vegetation change near communities, and students are learning how traditional ecological knowledge and science can be used together. Bringing together scientific knowledge with traditional/local knowledge, allows a better understanding of changes that have occurred across the landscape and prepare the Métis of the North Slave and other Aboriginal organizations for expected changes due to climate change.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-CICAT/ITEX 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: 10.5281/zenodo.17655130
title: Ugum Reforestation NFWF 2 (RGB) November 13 2025

description: This orthomosaic of Talofofo, Guam was created from 758 images taken on November 13 2025, at 100 ft AGL, with a DJI Matrice 350. The mission was planned using the DJI Pilot application and post-processed using Pix4Dmapper.

This project was made possible through funding by the following grant(s): NASA Guam EPSCoR  (80NSSC22M0052), NASA Guam Space Grant  (80NSSC20M0039 / UH Subaward: MA1550) , and PI-CASC (G19AC00087).
description: Disclaimer: The following aerial imagery is intended solely for research purposes related to the assessment of the captured area. It is strictly prohibited to distribute this imagery to any unauthorized individuals or third-party entities without prior authorization. All drone imagery was obtained in accordance with FAA guidelines and applicable local laws, with all necessary authorizations secured to ensure safe and legal operation.

The University of Guam Drone Corps funded by NASA Guam Space Grant and NASA Guam EPSCoR retain all rights to the aerial imagery, including but not limited to copyrights and intellectual property rights. Any unauthorized modification, reproduction, or distribution of the imagery is strictly prohibited.

By using this data, you acknowledge and agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in this disclaimer.

 

 

Privacy Disclaimer: The aerial imagery captured for assessment may inadvertently include images of private property and individuals. While every effort has been made to respect privacy, it is possible that identifiable information or sensitive locations may be visible in the imagery. University of Guam Drone Corps and related parties disclaim any responsibility for the unintentional collection or dissemination of such information. The recipient(s) of this imagery are urged to handle it with due care and take necessary precautions to protect the privacy rights of individuals and comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17655131
title: Ugum Reforestation NFWF 2 (RGB) November 13 2025

description: This orthomosaic of Talofofo, Guam was created from 758 images taken on November 13 2025, at 100 ft AGL, with a DJI Matrice 350. The mission was planned using the DJI Pilot application and post-processed using Pix4Dmapper.

This project was made possible through funding by the following grant(s): NASA Guam EPSCoR  (80NSSC22M0052), NASA Guam Space Grant  (80NSSC20M0039 / UH Subaward: MA1550) , and PI-CASC (G19AC00087).
description: Disclaimer: The following aerial imagery is intended solely for research purposes related to the assessment of the captured area. It is strictly prohibited to distribute this imagery to any unauthorized individuals or third-party entities without prior authorization. All drone imagery was obtained in accordance with FAA guidelines and applicable local laws, with all necessary authorizations secured to ensure safe and legal operation.

The University of Guam Drone Corps funded by NASA Guam Space Grant and NASA Guam EPSCoR retain all rights to the aerial imagery, including but not limited to copyrights and intellectual property rights. Any unauthorized modification, reproduction, or distribution of the imagery is strictly prohibited.

By using this data, you acknowledge and agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in this disclaimer.

 

 

Privacy Disclaimer: The aerial imagery captured for assessment may inadvertently include images of private property and individuals. While every effort has been made to respect privacy, it is possible that identifiable information or sensitive locations may be visible in the imagery. University of Guam Drone Corps and related parties disclaim any responsibility for the unintentional collection or dissemination of such information. The recipient(s) of this imagery are urged to handle it with due care and take necessary precautions to protect the privacy rights of individuals and comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/fvnymk
title: Évaluation de l'impact du programme d'immunisation avec le vaccin pneumococcique conjugué et le vaccin influenza inactivé chez les enfants du Nunavik

description: The evaluation will be carried out by comparing frequency rates for different indicators in three birth cohorts that did not receive 7-PCV or TIV (1994-1996), in six cohorts that received the vaccines but not every dose in the complete vaccination schedule (1997-2002), and in three cohorts that benefited from the routine vaccination program combining 7-PCV and TIV and received the complete schedule (2003-2005). The information sources used will include the provincial hospitalizations database ("fichier Med-Echo"), the database of invasive pneumococcal strains received by the provincial reference laboratory ("fichier LABO"), vaccination and medical records held by hospitals and dispensaries, as well as the results of audiology screening and diagnostic examinations. In Nunavik, audiology screening is a routine procedure at or around age 5 and combines audiometry, tympanometry and otoscopy. This program, which was introduced in 1984, offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of vaccination on audiological sequelae attributable to otitis media.
description: Type: Research Program: Notes: IPY-Immunisation chez les Enfants du Nunavik 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.;