Ecological patterns of fish distribution in the Slave River Delta region, Northwest Territories, Canada, as relayed by traditional knowledge and Western science

Cara Baldwin, Lori Bradford, Meghan K. Carr, Lorne E. Doig, Timothy D. Jardine, Paul D. Jones, Lalita Bharadwaj and Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2018, vol. 34, issue 2, 305-324

Abstract: Indigenous community members along the Slave River in Canada have voiced their concerns for the health of ecosystems under pressure from resource extraction, hydroelectric development and global climate change. We present a test case of traditional knowledge and scientific results about the spawning and migration patterns of fish in the Slave River and Delta. This dual knowledge system approach elucidates the broader connectivity of local study regions and can improve monitoring programmes by extending beyond the usual context/confines of the present or recent past, increasing the spatial and temporal range of system information.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298516

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