Advocates of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) have promoted its use in scientific
research, impact assessment, and ecological understanding. While several examples illustrate …

… Indigenous knowledge is maturing as a science, says Henry P. Huntington. But more
work is needed to give the field the respect it deserves. … Henry P. …

The Arctic climate is changing. Permafrost is warming, hydrological processes are changing
and biological and social systems are also evolving in response to these changing …

The highly productive northern Bering and Chukchi marine shelf ecosystem has long been
dominated by strong seasonality in sea-ice and water temperatures. Extremely warm …

Recent environmental changes are having, and are expected to continue to have, significant
impacts in the Arctic as elsewhere in the world. Detecting those changes and determining …

Despite a keen awareness of climate change, northern Indigenous Peoples have had limited
participation in climate-change science due to limited access, power imbalances, and …

Quantitative scenarios are coming of age as a tool for evaluating the impact of future
socioeconomic development pathways on biodiversity and ecosystem services. We analyze global …

Evolutionary selection has refined the life histories of seven species (three cetacean [narwhal,
beluga, and bowhead whales], three pinniped [walrus, ringed, and bearded seals], and …

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) offers ecological information and insight relevant to
ecological management and research that cannot be obtained from other sources. Its use is …

Dramatic changes have been observed in the Arctic over the last century. Many of these
involve the storage and cycling of fresh water. On land, precipitation and river discharge, lake …