Understanding subarctic wildlife in Eastern James Bay under changing climatic and socio-environmental conditions: Bringing together Cree hunters' ecological knowledge and scientific observations

Polar Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 245-270

  Herrmann, Thora Martina ^a   Royer, Marie Jeanne S ^a   Cuciurean, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Cree Trappers' Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUNTER-GATHERER; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; SUBSISTENCE;

CANADA; JAMES BAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84869171216     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2011.654356     Document Type: Article

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