Lower Mackenzie waterbird inventory project year 2001 survey results : year 2001 survey results interim report - March 2002 / J.-F. Dufour, B. MacDonald, M. Gendron and G.R. Stewart.
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TextPublication details: Yellowknife, NT : 2002. Ducks Unlimited Canada,Description: 30 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: An agreement between Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited Inc., The Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board (GRRB), Wildlife Management Advisory Council (WMAC-NWT) and the Government of Northwest Territories was initiated in 2001 to conduct a landcover inventory and mapping project on a 32,000 km2 LANDSAT TM scene, centered on Inuvik, NT (68 18' N, 133 29'W). In addition, investigations of waterbird communities were initiated in 2001 (first of three year effort) to : 1) document waterbird assemblages within the northern Taiga Plain Ecozone, and 2)assess the relative importance of various wetland types to waterbird communities. Aerial surveys during breeding (spring), brooding (summer),and staging (early fall) periods were conducted on randomly selected wetlands within the same study area. Preliminary results indicate a diverse waterbird assemblage associated with wetlands in the region.Waterfowl communities were dominated by diving ducks, most notably scaup spp (Aythya spp.) and scot
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-26).
An agreement between Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited Inc., The Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board (GRRB), Wildlife Management Advisory Council (WMAC-NWT) and the Government of Northwest Territories was initiated in 2001 to conduct a landcover inventory and mapping project on a 32,000 km2 LANDSAT TM scene, centered on Inuvik, NT (68 18' N, 133 29'W). In addition, investigations of waterbird communities were initiated in 2001 (first of three year effort) to : 1) document waterbird assemblages within the northern Taiga Plain Ecozone, and 2)assess the relative importance of various wetland types to waterbird communities. Aerial surveys during breeding (spring), brooding (summer),and staging (early fall) periods were conducted on randomly selected wetlands within the same study area. Preliminary results indicate a diverse waterbird assemblage associated with wetlands in the region.Waterfowl communities were dominated by diving ducks, most notably scaup spp (Aythya spp.) and scot