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Author Burch, Ernest S., 1938-2010, author.

Title Caribou herds of northwest Alaska, 1850-2000 / by Ernest S. Burch Jr. ; edited by Igor Krupnik and Jim Dau
Published Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, [2012]
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 203 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Reading Tiger Burch; Foreword by Igor Krupnik; Preface by Jim Dau; Acknowledgments; Part II: Caribou Herds of Northwest Alaska; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Caribou versus Reindeer; Chapter 3. Predators; Chapter 4. The Western District; Chapter 5. The Northern District; Chapter 6. The Reindeer Era; Synopsis of Chapter 6; Synopsis of Chapter 7; Part III: Postscripts; Postscript by David R. Klein; A Life Well Lived, A Story Well Told by Polly Wheeler
Appendix 1: Memorandum (E.S. Burch Jr. to Bockstoce, Dau, Hill, Krupnik, and Pratt, February 26, 2010)Appendix 2: Ecoregions of Northwest Alaska by E.S. Burch Jr; Appendix 3: Historical Sources by Ernest S. Burch Jr.; Appendix 4: Sources of Information by Ernest S. Burch Jr.; Appendix 5: Notes on the Consumption of Caribou at Herschel Island During the Whaling Era by E.S. Burch Jr.; Abbreviations; Works Cited; Index
Summary In his final, major publication Ernest S. "Tiger" Burch Jr. reconstructs the distribution of caribou herds in northwest Alaska using data and information from research conducted over the past several decades as well as sources that predate western science by more than one hundred years. Additionally, he explores human and natural factors that contributed to the demise and recovery of caribou and reindeer populations during this time. Burch provides an exhaustive list of published and unpublished literature and interviews that will intrigue laymen and experts alike. The unflinching assessment o
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-196) and index
Subject Caribou -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Caribou populations -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Reindeer -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Wolves -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Alaska Natives -- History
Herding -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Human ecology -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Mammals -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Mammal populations -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Indians of North America -- Alaska, Northwest -- History
Natural history -- Alaska, Northwest
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Mammals
Mammal populations
Indians of North America
Alaska Natives
Caribou
Caribou populations
Herding
Human ecology
Natural history
Reindeer
Wolves
Northwest Alaska
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Krupnik, Igor
Dau, J. (Jim)
ISBN 9781602231801
160223180X