Terrestrial systems
The tundra, rivers and lakes of the continental Arctic underpin the lifestyle of Inuit and Northerners, providing food and drinking water. Projects devoted to this focus on understanding how changing terrestrial ecosystems impact industry, socio-economic development and climate change.
Current projects
Phase 5 (2019-2023)
Rapid climate change is driving shifts in the nutritional quality of aquatic food webs across the circumpolar North
Milla Rautio
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Climate impacts on zoonotic disease trends in the warming Arctic
Patrick Leighton
Université de Montréal
Study of Arctic char catches and stock assessment and winter disappearance in Tasirjuarusik
Noah Eetook
Northern Village of Kangirsuk
Health of Arctic Char near Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Eric Hitkolok
Kugluktut Hunters and Trappers Organization
Changing nutrients and food web health in northern lakes and rivers
Milla Rautio
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Suzanne Tank
University of Alberta