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Bridging the Gap From Peat to Ponds: Terrestrial and Aquatic Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Evolving Permafrost‐Associated Subarctic Peatland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Rapid permafrost thaw in peatlands transforms the subarctic landscape into a mosaic of ponds and peat soil, varying in moisture, carbon and nutrients, and time since thaw. As subarctic permafrost degrades, ponds emerge and mature and can gradually infill with Sphagnum peat.
Melanie S. Burnett, Cynthia M. Kallenbach, Isabelle Laurion, Jérôme Comte, Roxane Maranger, Martial Leroy, Peter M. J. Douglas   +6 more
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Identifying Indigenous People's Grieving and Funeral Practices as Components for Establishing a Grief Support Framework: An Integrative Literature Review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 155-173, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Grieving and funeral practices form an integral component of the culture of indigenous people. Although studies on specific indigenous grief support frameworks could not be found, the authors did find certain studies on the grieving and funeral practices of indigenous people.
Rehanna Felix, Emmerentia du Plessis, Issie Jacobs   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generalized Additive Modeling of Ecological Data With mgcv: New Adequacy Assessment Tools

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
Anadromous Nunavik Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) during the upstream migration in the Aipparusik (Bérard) River in September 2017, Tasiujaq, Québec, Canada. Sampled female Arctic charr from this population and two other populations in Nunavik were jointly analyzed to estimate their length‐at‐maturity. This was achieved with the analysis of discrete
Julien Mainguy, Rachel McInerney, Russell B. Millar, Eliane Valiquette, Martin Bélanger, Rafael de Andrade Moral   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Intersection of Culture and Education in Nunavik

Journal of Comparative Social Work, 2015
During the last century, Nunavik’s Inuit population has experienced social transformations which have manifested themselves in a range of social issues.
Nicole Ives, Vandna Sinha, Dominique Leman, Robert Levy-Powell, Wendy Thomson   +4 more
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Collaborative strategies for wildlife health: case studies from the Canadian North

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.
The integration of Indigenous perspectives with a One Health approach enables culturally relevant and sustainable zoonotic disease management and surveillance, as demonstrated through 4 case studies that highlight how empowering communities and facilitating inclusive, respectful, and collaborative governance across diverse sectors and knowledge systems
Cody J. Malone, Douglas A. Clark, N. Jane Harms, Naima Jutha, Geraldine‐G. Gouin, Malik Awan, Lisa‐Marie Leclerc, Gabriel Antwi‐Boasiako, Emily J. Jenkins   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a portrait of avalanche hazard in Nunavik

, 2023
Au Nunavik, territoire vallonné du Québec nordique situé au nord du 55ème parallèle, les avalanches de neige n’ont que très récemment attiré l’attention des scientifiques. Les premiers rapports ont fait suite à la survenue de l’avalanche du 1er janvier 1999, qui a causé la mort de neuf personnes et blessé 25 autres à Kangiqsualujjuaq (Nunavik nord-est).
Saporiti, Chiara, Dias, Thomas, Morillon, Claire, Grenier, Jérémy, Bhiry, Najat, Decaulne, Armelle   +5 more
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Species Loss Scenarios Identify Canada's Northern Ecosystems as Disproportionately Vulnerable

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Amid ongoing and accelerating global change, predicting the ecological consequences of future species loss is important for prioritising conservation actions to protect biodiversity. Species richness has long been thought to protect communities from species loss by providing ecological redundancy, whereby the loss of any one species hardly
Isaac Eckert, Dominique Caron, Laura J. Pollock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“The needle is already ready to go”: communities’ and health care professionals’ perceptions of routine vaccination in Nunavik, Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Inuit living in the northern region of Nunavik continue to experience significant health inequalities, which are rooted in colonialism that still have repercussions on their health-related perceptions and practices, including vaccination.
Eve Dubé, Marie-Pierre Renaud, Marie-Claude Lyonnais, Catherine Pelletier, Christopher Fletcher   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Risk: Association With Long‐Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 77, Issue 12, Page 1778-1783, December 2025.
Objective Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a possible trigger of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). We investigated SARDs risk related to long‐term exposure to PM2.5 and its components (ammonium, black carbon, mineral dust, sea salt, nitrate, sulfate, organic matter), the composition of which may affect toxicity.
Mareva Geslin, Julien Vachon, Naizhuo Zhao, Elhadji Anassour Laouan Sidi, Sonia Jean, Audrey Smargiassi, Sasha Bernatsky   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of respiratory infections and otitis media in the Inuit population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
Background Respiratory infections are a major health problem in the Inuit population of Nunavik, province of Quebec, Canada. Objectives A study was undertaken to assess the burden of lower (LRTI) and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and otitis ...
Philippe De Wals, Z Zhou, J. B. LeMeur, J. F. Proulx   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source