Ecological influences of Thule Inuit whalers on high Arctic pond ecosystems: A comparative paleolimnological study from Bathurst Island (Nunavut, Canada)

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Hadley, Kristopher R ^a   Douglas, Marianne S V ^b   McGhee, Robert ^c   Blais, Jules M ^d   Smol, John P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Museum of Civilization   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Arctic; Bathurst Island; Diatoms; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Paleolimnology; Thule; Whaling

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; COLONIZATION; DIATOM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NOMADIC PEOPLE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; WATER CHEMISTRY; WHALING;

BATHURST ISLAND [NUNAVUT]; CANADA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; STEPHANODISCUS MINUTULUS;

EID: 77952426374     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9388-6     Document Type: Article

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