scholarly journals Variability and change in Palaeo-Eskimo architecture: A view from the Canadian High Arctic

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 191-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Symbolic Meaning ◽  
Canadian High Arctic ◽  
Historical Events

Abstract This paper explores the nature and causes of geographical and temporal variation in the architectural remains of Palaeo-Eskimo occupation in the High Arctic. It is suggested that much of the variability in the architectural record relates to local and situational factors rather than to cultural prescription. Three structural features — the box-hearth, midpassage and longhouse — are selected as representing a complex of elements with broad geographical and temporal distribution, and which may have had symbolic meaning related to Palaeo-Eskimo society and worldview. Changes in the form and distribution of these features are summarized, and the degree to which these variations may reflect social processes and historical events is examined.

Spatial distribution of lemming mats in the Canadian High Arctic

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank F. Mallory ◽  
Barry N. Boots
Keyword(s):  
High Arctic ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Nearest Neighbour ◽  
Canadian High Arctic ◽  
Beach Ridges ◽  
Polygon Area ◽  
Dicrostonyx Groenlandicus ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
The Mean

Spatial distributions of lemming mats on exposed beach ridges on Bathurst and Devon islands, N. W.T., in the Canadian High Arctic were recorded by triangulation. The collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus is the only microtine in this region, which eliminates interspecific influences. In addition, vegetation is sparse, making centres of activity easy to identify. Mats were relatively permanent structures with a mean diameter of 3.88 m and an average of 13.0 burrows. The mean nearest neighbour distance ranged from 40 to 45 m and the average mat polygon area (interpreted as territory or home range) was 0.34 ha. Individual mat polygons were contiguous with an average of 5.3 other polygons and the distribution of the mats over the environment was nonrandom. The data support the conclusion that lemming mats represent core areas within lemming territories or home ranges which are distributed regularly over the environment because of social processes which influence social interaction. The data are discussed as they apply to current theories on microtine demography and population dynamics.

Structural variation in the songs of Atlantic walruses breeding in the Canadian High Arctic

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky Sjare ◽  
Ian Stirling ◽  
Cheryl Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Variation ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Canadian High Arctic

In situ optical and microphysical properties of tropospheric aerosols in the Canadian High Arctic from 2016 to 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 118254
Author(s):  
Andy Vicente-Luis ◽  
Samantha Tremblay ◽  
Joelle Dionne ◽  
Rachel Y.-W. Chang ◽  
Pierre F. Fogal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Arctic ◽  
Canadian High Arctic ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
Tropospheric Aerosols

scholarly journals Climate Change Drives Widespread and Rapid Thermokarst Development in Very Cold Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 6681-6689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise M. Farquharson ◽  
Vladimir E. Romanovsky ◽  
William L. Cable ◽  
Donald A. Walker ◽  
Steven V. Kokelj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Canadian High Arctic

Carbon sources for lake food webs in the Canadian High Arctic and other regions of Arctic North America

Polar Biology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1111-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Chételat ◽  
Louise Cloutier ◽  
Marc Amyot
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Food Webs ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Canadian High Arctic
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