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ADFG
|
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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AK
|
Alaska
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bq/kg ww
|
becquerel per kilogram wet weight
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CEAA
|
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
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CINE
|
Centre for Nutrition and the Environment of Indigenous people
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CO2
|
carbon dioxide
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DDT
|
chemical abbreviation for a pesticide
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DFO
|
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
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DIAND
|
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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GIS
|
geographical information system
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GNWT
|
Government of the Northwest Teritories
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GWP
|
gross world product
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HCH
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abbreviation for a pesticide called hexachlorocyclohexane
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ISR
|
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
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IUCN
|
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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Kpa
|
kilopascals
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mm
|
milimetres
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NDVI
|
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
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NWT
|
Northwest Territories
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PCH
|
Porcupine Caribou Herd
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pop'n
|
population
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ppm
|
parts per million
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SE
|
south east
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sp.
|
species
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SSC
|
Species Survival Commission of International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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US
|
United States
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USFWS
|
United States Fish and Wildlife Services
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USGS
|
United States Geological Survey
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UV
|
ultraviolet light
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UV-B
|
specific type of ultraviolet light that can affect biological organisms
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veg.
|
vegetation
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Y.T.
|
Yukon Territory
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YTG
|
Yukon Territorial Government
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