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Takuvik

YouTube channel gathering dozens of videos produced by the research program Takuvik, associated with the Green Edge project, which seeks to understand the impact of environmental disturbances on Arctic, marine and terrestrial ecosystems and geosystems.

Subjects: Dimethylsulfide, Inuit, Arctic Ocean, Hunting and fishing, Argo Floats, Education, Videos, Marine ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Satellites, Green Edge Project, Climate change, Indigenous peoples

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The Arctic : Reflecting the landscape, wildlife, and people of the Far North

Sven-Olof Lindblad

Illustrated book of the Arctic bringing together never-before-seen photographs of land and sea, rich biodiversity and indigenous peoples of the area, and explores the challenges everyone faces in the face of rapid environmental changes due to the global warming. (Sven-Olof Lindblad, New York, Rizzoli International Publications, 2016, 220 p.)

Subjects: Animals, Environmental changes, Indigenous communities, Photographs

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The Arctic : what everyone needs to know

Klaus Dodds, Mark Nuttall

Non-fiction book seeking to answer the main questions of importance on the circumpolar North in relation with its history and the glacial environment of this region, the indigenous peoples who live there, the climate change effects, the natural resources development and the political issues involved. (Klaus Dodds & Mark Nuttall, New York, Oxford University Press, 2019)

Subjects: Circumpolar North, Climate change, Environment, geopolitics, Indigenous peoples

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The Arctic grail : The quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole (1818-1909)

Pierre Berton

Documentary work on the many explorations of the Arctic during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in order to discover both the North Pole, but also a passage connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. (Pierre Berton, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988, 672 p.)

Subjects: Exploration, History, Northwest Passage

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The Arctic guide : Wildlife of the Far North

Sharon Chester

Guide to over 800 species of plants, fish, butterflies, birds and mammals of the circumpolar Arctic, including many colour photographs. (Sharon Chester, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2016, 542 p.)

Subjects: Arctic flora, Circumpolar Arctic, Arctic fauna

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The Atlas of Canada – Toporama (Gouvernement du Canada)

National, regional, and local topographic maps.

Subjects: Topography, Toponyms, Atlas, Maps

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