Mapping Inuit Sea Ice Knowledge, Use, and Change in Nunavut, Canada (Cape Dorset, Igloolik, Pangnirtung)

摘要: This chapter reviews the efforts under SIKU-ISIUOP to expand upon previous research that characterized importance of sea ice processes, use, and change around Baffin Island communities Cape Dorset, Igloolik, Pangnirtung, Nunavut. In these three communities, local conditions are intertwined with daily activities provide a means traveling hunting, as well sustaining marine wildlife aspects Inuit culture. order for people effectively travel hunt on ice, they have become knowledgeable about complexity dynamism oceanic environment. Through understandings long-term experience observation, experts (such elders active hunters) acutely aware regional manifestations climate change, indicated by changes increased unpredictability ice. Specifically, observed in floe edge position, weather, timing freeze-up breakup, thickness, presence multi-year specific indicators used evaluate changes, offers comparison provides an overview some implications changes.