Anomalous climatic conditions during winter 2010-2011 and vulnerability of the traditional Inuit food system in Iqaluit, Nunavut

Polar Record

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 301-317

  Statham, Sara ^a   Ford, James ^a   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a   Lardeau, Marie Pierre ^a   Gough, William ^b   Siewierski, Rick ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84926514130     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247414000151     Document Type: Article

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