This study was supported by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Biological
Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, the National Geographic Society,
the U. S. Department of Agriculture North Central Forest Experiment Station,
and the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
The junior author acknowledges support of the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station during fieldwork and preparation of this manuscript. The logistical
help of the Polar Continental Shelf Project, Natural Resources Canada, and Atmospheric
Environment Services, Environment Canada, and High Arctic International is also
greatly appreciated. Permits were granted by the Canadian Department of Renewable
Resources and the Grise Fiord Hunter and Trapper Association of the Northwest
Territories. The help of various field assistants is gratefully acknowledged.
This is PSCP/EPCP Paper 00798.
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