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    Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology
    Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology
    Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology
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    Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology

    By Mia Pelletier and Sara Otterstatter

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    The Arctic is not a barren, frigid landscape filled with only ice and snow. It is a complex ecosystem that contains many thriving habitats, each supported by dozens of ecological relationships between plants and animals.

    From the many animals that live and hunt at the floe edge, to the hundreds of insects that abound on the summer tundra, this book gives a detailed bird's-eye view of the fascinating ways that animals, plants, and insects co-exist in the Arctic ecosystem.

    Written by Mia Pelletier, a biologist and wilderness field researcher, and complete with a glossary to clearly explain biological terms to young readers, this book provides a sound informational basis to understanding the Arctic ecosystem in all its facets.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInhabit Media
    Release dateApr 1, 2013
    ISBN9781927095416
    Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology
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    Mia Pelletier

    Mia Pelletier grew up exploring the lakes and forests of the Canadian Shield. Drawn to shorelines and wild places, Mia studied ecology and lived in California and the Magdalen Islands before moving to Baffin Island, Nunavut, in 2010. In Nunavut, she works with Arctic seabirds and with Inuit on the co-management of protected areas. Mia enjoys exploring the Arctic tundra and learning about the fascinating plants, animals, and people that call this region home.

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      Acknowledgements

      Special thanks to the following individuals for fielding questions or for reviewing various parts of the text:

      Steve Ferguson, Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

      Mark Mallory, Canada Research Chair of Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Acadia University

      Carolyn Mallory, Author, Common Plants of Nunavut and Common Insects of Nunavut

      Shannon Badzinski, Waterfowl Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service

      Justin Buller, Graduate Student Researcher, Arctic lake systems

      Published by Inhabit Media Inc. • www.inhabitmedia.com

      Inhabit Media Inc. (Iqaluit), P.O. Box 11125, Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 1H0 • (Toronto), 146A Orchard View Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1C3

      Design and layout copyright © 2012 Inhabit Media Inc. • Text copyright © 2012 by Mia Pelletier • Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Sara Otterstätter • Map illustration copyright © 2012 by John Lightfoot

      All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrievable system, without written consent of the publisher, is an infringement of copyright law.

      We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program.

      Printed by MCRL Overseas Printing Inc. in ShenZhen, China #4236471.

      Half Title of Avati

      While the Arctic appears as a single place on a map, it is a vast land that changes endlessly as you travel across it—from frozen ocean, icy blue glaciers, and towering mountains to green river valleys, boggy wetlands, and rolling hills. The boundaries of this region are defined in many ways. Some

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