CARMA Projects

With funding from the Canadian International Polar Year Program, CARMA supports a number of projects that will help provide data to address the major SYNTHESIS QUESTIONS posed by CARMA.

These projects are listed below by research area.

PATHOGEN PROJECTS
Mycobacterium - Johnes disease
Chronic Wasting Disease
Fecal Parasitology
Besnoitia
Cervid Gastrointestinal Nematodes
Abomasal Parasitism
Blood on Filter Paper - PCR
Blood on Filter Paper - Serology

BODY CONDITION PROJECTS
Bathurst Body Condition
Chokotka Body Condition
Taimyr Body Condition
Lena-Olenyk Body Condition
Porcupine Body Condition L1
Porcupine Body Condition L3
Bluenose West Body Condition
Akia-Maniitsoq Body Condition
Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut Body Condition
N Quebec Collections

DEMOGRAPHY PROJECTS
N Quebec Demography
NWT & CARMA Studies
Population dynamics - Eastern Arctic

PHYSIOLOGY PROJECTS
N-Isotope
Hair Cortisol - Stress
Anatomical Guide
Bone density
Identification and history of N. Alaskan Caribou Herds

MODELING PROJECTS
Energy & Protein Model
Frame Size Model

COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Voices of Caribou People
Hunter Training Video

HABITAT PROJECTS
N Alaska Climate & Caribou
Bathurst Winter Habitat Selection
Bathurst Insect Harassment
Western Arctic Herd winter range