Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay
This study is a comprehensive documentation of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) life history in Ungava Bay, Nunavik, Canada, through Inuit knowledge. Inuit experts shared their knowledge during semidirected interviews and other occasions such as informal discussions and fieldwork. A conte...
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| author | Véronique Dubos Peter May Carole-Anne Gillis André St-Hilaire Normand Bergeron |
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| description | This study is a comprehensive documentation of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) life history in Ungava Bay, Nunavik, Canada, through Inuit knowledge. Inuit experts shared their knowledge during semidirected interviews and other occasions such as informal discussions and fieldwork. A contextualized synthesis of published western scientific literature is provided for the various life stages of Arctic char. The close year-round relationship Inuit have with Arctic char allows to set evidence of poorly described life-history strategies in western literature and to reveal behaviours that, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, have not been documented so far. The connections and paralleling of Inuit knowledge and published studies about Arctic char informs western science with a more holistic understanding of Arctic char ecology. By bringing Inuit knowledge of Arctic char to the foreground, the present study highlights relevant research avenues for co-developed projects on Arctic char ecology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bdfc60c13e164cd3b74430d8c89534942023-09-01T13:03:34ZengCanadian Science PublishingArctic Science2368-74602023-09-019352654410.1139/as-2022-0019Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava BayVéronique Dubos0Peter May1Carole-Anne Gillis2André St-Hilaire3Normand Bergeron4Institut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1Y9A9, CanadaNunavik Research Center, P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, QC J0M 1C0, CanadaGespe'gewaq Mi'gmaq Resource Council, 1 Marshall Way, Listuguj, QC G0C 2R0, CanadaInstitut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1Y9A9, CanadaInstitut National de Recherche Scientifique (INRS), 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1Y9A9, CanadaThis study is a comprehensive documentation of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) life history in Ungava Bay, Nunavik, Canada, through Inuit knowledge. Inuit experts shared their knowledge during semidirected interviews and other occasions such as informal discussions and fieldwork. A contextualized synthesis of published western scientific literature is provided for the various life stages of Arctic char. The close year-round relationship Inuit have with Arctic char allows to set evidence of poorly described life-history strategies in western literature and to reveal behaviours that, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, have not been documented so far. The connections and paralleling of Inuit knowledge and published studies about Arctic char informs western science with a more holistic understanding of Arctic char ecology. By bringing Inuit knowledge of Arctic char to the foreground, the present study highlights relevant research avenues for co-developed projects on Arctic char ecology.https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0019Arctic char migrationknowledge co-productionInuit QaujimajatuqangitTwo-eyed seeingIndigenous knowledge |
| spellingShingle | Véronique Dubos Peter May Carole-Anne Gillis André St-Hilaire Normand Bergeron Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay Arctic Science Arctic char migration knowledge co-production Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Two-eyed seeing Indigenous knowledge |
| title | Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay |
| title_full | Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay |
| title_fullStr | Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay |
| title_short | Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay |
| title_sort | nunavik anadromous arctic char life histories behaviour and habitat use informed by both inuit knowledge and western science a year in ungava bay |
| topic | Arctic char migration knowledge co-production Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Two-eyed seeing Indigenous knowledge |
| url | https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0019 |
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