The future of hudson bay: New directions and research needs

A Little Less Arctic: Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 291-303

  Mallory, M L ^a   Loseto, L L ^d   Ferguson, S H ^b,c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic stressors; Change; Climate change; Community based monitoring; Ecotourism; Hydroelectricity; Oil and gas exploration; Sea ice; Shipping; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855184176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9121-5_14     Document Type: Chapter

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