Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et résumés de la conférence Québec (Qc) 9-12 December, 2008 • 9-12 décembre 2008 WELCOME TO ARCTIC CHANGE 2008 With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the nega- tive impacts and maximize the positive outcomes of the on-going transformation of the Arctic. Building on the success of its annual scientific meeting, the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence and its national and international partners welcome the international Arctic research community to Quebec City for the International Arctic Change 2008 Conference. Coinciding with the pinnacle of the Fourth International Polar Year (IPY), Arctic Change 2008 welcomes over 700 researchers, students, policy makers and stakeholders from 16 countries and from all fields of Arctic research to address the global challenges and op- portunities brought by climate change in the circum-Arctic. ArcticNet is supported by the Government of Canada through the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) programs. Additional support for the Arctic Change 2008 conference was provided through NCE’s International Partnership Initiatives program. BIENVENUE À ARCTIC CHANGE 2008 Les changements climatiques et les enjeux entourant l’Arctique se retrouvent au premier plan des priorités nationales et inter- nationales. Les nations circumpolaires doivent maintenant élaborer des stratégies et des politiques visant à réduire les impacts négatifs et maximiser les répercussions positives des changements en cours dans l’Arctique. Le Réseau de centres d’excellence ArcticNet et ses partenaires nationaux et internationaux invitent la communauté internationale de recherche arctique à partici- per à la conférence internationale Arctic Change 2008. Coïncidant avec la quatrième Année polaire internationale (API), Arctic Change 2008 invite plus de 700 chercheurs, étudiants et décideurs de 16 pays et de tous les champs de la recherche arctique à venir aborder les défis et les opportunités amenés par les changements climatiques dans la région circumarctique. ArcticNet est appuyé par un programme des Réseaux de centres d’excellence (RCE) du Gouvernement du Canada. Arctic Change 2008 a reçu un soutien additionnel des RCE par l’entremise de son Initiative de partenariats internationaux. PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES a TABLE OF CONTENTS International Organizing Committee p. 2 Local Organizing Committee p. 2 General Conference Programme p. 3 Student Day Programme p. 4 Plenary Session Programme p. 6 Topical Session Programme Schedule p. 8 Co-Chairs and Description p. 23 Student Day Oral Abstracts p. 33 Plenary Session Oral Abstracts p. 36 Topical Session Oral Abstracts p. 42 Poster Abstracts p. 169 Participants p. 325 Sponsors p. 340 Exhibitors p. 343 Sponsor Advertisements p. 347 Conference Floor Plan p. 350 Arctic Change 2008 Conference Programme and Abstracts INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Prof. Jody Deming Dr. Lars-Otto Reiersen Chair, International Arctic Polynya Programme (IAPP) Executive Secretary, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Programme (AMAP) Oslo, Norway Prof. Louis Fortier Scientific Director, ArcticNet Prof. Peter Schlosser Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee, Study of Envi- ronmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Dr. Martin Fortier, Chair Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York, Executive Director, ArcticNet USA Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Ms. Mary Simon Prof. Chris Furgal President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) Co-Director, Nasivvik Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Mr. Duane Smith Prof. Jean-Claude Gascard President, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada (ICC) Project leader, Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DA- MOCLES) Prof. Paul Wassmann Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France Leader, ARCTic marine ecOSystem research network (ARC- TOS) University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Ms. Christine Barnard Ms. Suzette Forget Data Manager, ArcticNet Finance Coordinator, ArcticNet Ms. Jaime Dawson Prof. Louis Fortier Communications Officer, ArcticNet Scientific Director, ArcticNet Ms. Christine Demers Dr. Martin Fortier Administrative Assistant, ArcticNet Executive Director, ArcticNet Ms. Natalie Desmarais M. Keith Levesque Executive Assistant, ArcticNet Ship-based Research Coordinator, ArcticNet M. Sylvain Tougas Website Developer, ArcticNet Arctic Change 2008 Conference Programme and Abstracts GENERAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, 9 DECEMBER 10 DECEMBER 11 DECEMBER 12 DECEMBER Student Day Plenary Session Plenary Session 08:30 - 10:00 (Room 2000AB) (Room 2000AB) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 10:30 - 12:00 Student Day Topical Sessions Topical Sessions Topical Sessions Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:00 - 13:30 (Hilton Ballroom) (Hilton Ballroom) (Hilton Ballroom) (Hilton Ballroom) 13:30 - 15:00 Student Day Topical Sessions Topical Sessions Topical Sessions 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Student Day Plenary Session Plenary Session Meeting Adjourns 15:30 - 17:00 (Room 2000AB) (Room 2000AB) Registration/Reception Poster Session Poster Session 17:00 - 19:00 (Room 2000CD) (Room 2000CD) Dinner on your own Dinner on your own Banquet 19:00 - 23:00 (Hilton Ballroom) Arctic Change 2008 Conference Programme and Abstracts STUDENT DAY PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 9 DECEMBER Arctic Change International Student Day (Room 2000AB) Celebrating Partnership and Collaboration in Arctic Research 07:30 Registration Breakout Session assignment confirmation 08:30 Sonja Ostertag Welcome Message from the ASA President 08:35 Danielle Dubien Student Day Objectives and Agenda 08:40 Louis Fortier Opening Remarks from the ArcticNet Scientific Director 08:50 Mary Simon Keynote Speech from the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 10:00 Break Free love in the far north: reproductive strategies used by arctic foxes on Bylot 10:30 Cassandra Cameron Island, Nunavut, Canada Trans-polar fat 008: An update on atherogenic effects and regulatory issues in 10:45 Émilie Counil Nunavik Permafrost young researchers gets their hands dirty: The PYRN-Thermal State of 11:00 Hugues Lantuit Permafrost IPY project Digital image analyses of oil sacs in copepods as a fast and cost efficient method to 11:15 Daniel Vogedes determine total lipid Spring Measurements of Stratospheric Composition from PEARL in 007 and 11:30 Felicia Kolonjari 008 using the Portable Atmospheric Research Interferometric Spectrometer for the Infrared (PARIS-IR) Karen Flaherty Kerri Tattuinee Kiah Hachey 11:45 Arctic research from the perspectives of six participants in Nunavut Sivuniksavut Janice Grey-Scott Ann-Marie Aitchison Abbygail Noah 12:00 Lunch Arctic Change 2008 Conference Programme and Abstracts STUDENT DAY PROGRAMME 12:00 Lunch 13:15 Lara Mountain Introduction to Student Breakout Sessions Room Topic Facilitators 0C Keys to success for young researchers G. Gilchrist, M. Mallory, I. Laurion 0B Designing a dynamic research proposal L. Brathwaite E. Loring 000AB Communication and outreach I. Myers-Smith 13:30 M. McKenna and Inuit Research 06A Northern training and involvement Advisors Arctic Research on the international J. Baeseman 06B stage H. Lantuit 15:00 Break 15:30 Jenny Baeseman International circumpolar research opportunities 15:40 Vicki Sahanatian Circumpolar training opportunities 15:50 Lucette Barber Review of Arctic Climate Change Youth Forum Engaging undergraduate university students in climate change 16:00 Ryan Brooks research 16:15 ASA Update and General Assembly 17:00 Arctic Change Registration and Reception Arctic Change 2008 Conference Programme and Abstracts PLENARY SESSION PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER - 8:30 TO 10:00 OPENING PLENARY Chair: Martin Fortier, Chair of the Arctic Change 2008 International Organizing Committee Louis Fortier 08:30 Scientific Director, ArcticNet Welcome from ArcticNet and Introduction Martin Fortier 08:40 Executive Director, ArcticNet Welcome from IOC and Meeting Logistics Edwin Bourget 08:45 Vice Rector, Research and Creation, Université Laval Welcome from Université Laval Duane Smith 08:50 President, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada Opening Remarks Patrick Borbey 09:00 Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs Organization, The Northern Strategy and Science Indian and Northern Affairs Canada David Carlson 09:15 Director, International Programme Office, International Polar Year The IPY 007-009: An Update 09:45 Questions & Discussions WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER - 15:30 TO 17:00 PANEL: THE FUTURE OF CIRCUMPOLAR RESEARCH AND POLICY Chairs: Duane Smith, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada & Lars-Otto Reiersen, Executive Secretary, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) David Hik 15:30 Vice-President, International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Carl Christian Olsen 15:40 Executive Council Member, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Greenland Marybeth Murray 15:50 Executive Director, International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC) Caleb Pungawly 16:00 Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska Lene Kielsen Holm 16:10 Director of International Sustainable Development, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Greenland Lars-Otto Reiersen 16:20 Chair, Sustaining