Drivers of contaminant variability in barren-ground caribou

Environmental contaminants – including trace elements - that are transported to Canada’s Arctic ecosystems can biomagnify, potentially leading to adverse outcomes for wildlife and northern communities. In particular, some evidence suggests that mercury in northern wildlife is elevated relative to areas farther south. It is not clear if this pattern is consistent, and the processes that explain spatial and temporal variation in mercury in wildlife remain unknown. A clearer understanding of factors affecting contaminant levels is Arctic wildlife will help inform policies and conservation initiatives to protect ecosystem and human health in Canada’s North.

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Metadata Record Information

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Date Stamp
2021-05-12T06:01:24
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Title

Drivers of contaminant variability in barren-ground caribou
Date (Creation)
2016-09-20
Date (Publication)
2016-10-20
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Kirsty Gurney ( Research Scientist)

Canada
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Bruce Pauli ( Chief)

Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • mercury, caribou, barren-ground, multivariate

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environment

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • Territories - Yukon (YT)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Wildlife and Landscape Science

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
Copyright
Use Constraints
Copyright
Begin Date
2015

Extent

N
S
E
W
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / 4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • XLS ( XLS)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

mercury, caribou, barren-ground, multivariate
Business Functions

Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN

Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Environment
external.theme.EC_Branch

Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Wildlife and Landscape Science
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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