Life around the North Water ecosystem
Natural and social drivers of change over a millennium
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsten Hastrup (University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Astrid Oberborbeck Andersen (0000-0002-7811-1427, University of Copenhagen), B Gronnow (0000-0003-1979-1482, National Museum of Denmark), Bjarne Grønnow, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen (0000-0003-4846-7622, Grønlands Naturinstitut) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | S2 |
| Pages | 213-225 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-018-1028-9 |
| PMID | 29520750 |
| OpenAlex | W2791314218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
The formation of the North Water in Smith Sound about 4500 years ago, as evidenced by the establishment of bird colonies and human presence, also initiated a long-term anthropogenic agent as part of this High Arctic ecosystem. Different epochs have influenced the human occupation in the area: immigration pulses from Canada and Alaska, trade with meteorite iron throughout the Arctic, introduction of new technologies by whalers and explorers, exploitation of resources by foreigners, political sequestration, export of fox and seal skins and later narwhal products, and recently fishing. Physical drivers in terms of weather and climate affecting the northern hemisphere also impact accessibility and productivity of the ecosystem, with cascading effects on social drivers, again acting back on the natural ecologies. Despite its apparent isolation, the ecosystem had and still has wide ranging spatial ramifications that extend beyond the High Arctic, and include human activity. The challenge is to determine what is internal and what is external to an ecosystem
Archaeology · Arctic · Biology · Climate change · Ecosystem · Fishing · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Productivity · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Climate change and pulse migration
Thule as Frontier
A tide of change
The muskox world
Muskox multiplications
Introducing the North Water
On the crucial importance of a small bird
Interactions of climate, socio-economics, and global mercury pollution in the North Water
Is sustainable resource utilisation a relevant concept in Avanersuaq? The walrus case
Voyage to Kitsissut
Inughuit nipaan
Inughuit Nipaan
The End of Nature? Inughuit Life on the Edge of Time
The Viability of a High Arctic Hunting Community
Walruses and the walrus hunt in West and Northwest Greenland
The Muskox Patrol
The Frozen Saqqaq Sites of Disko Bay, West Greenland, Qeqertasussuk and Qajaa (2400 – 900 BC)
Walrus Movements in Smith Sound
Science, Environment, and the New Arctic
Introducing the North Water
Present and past dynamics of Inughuit resource spaces
On the crucial importance of a small bird
The history of seabird colonies and the North Water ecosystem
Is sustainable resource utilisation a relevant concept in Avanersuaq? The walrus case
New dates of musk-ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) remains from northwest Greenland
Walrus history around the North Water
Qitdlarssuaq
The Prehistory of Inuit in Northeast Greenland
| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |