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Oceanographic Series. Elsevier Publ., Amsterdam. 496 pp. 1986.

CANADIAN INLAND SEAS

Martini, I.P. (ed.)

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1. PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY, J.A. Donaldson, 1; Introduction, 1; Superior Province, 1; Churchill Province, 5; Precambrian History, 12

Chapter 2. REVIEW OF HUDSON PLATFORM PALEOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY, A.W. Norris, 17; Introduction, 17; Limits Of Platform, 17; Nature Of Data Base

ORDOVICIAN STRATIGRAPHY, 17; Bad Cache Rapids Group, 19; Boas River Shale, 22; Churchill River Group, 22; Red Head Rapids Formation, 24

SILURIAN STRATIGRAPHY, 25; Severn River Formation, 25; Ekwan River Formation, 27; Attawapiskat Formation, 28

SILURIAN-DEVONIAN STRATIGRAPHY, 29; Kenogami River Formation, 29

DEVONIAN STRATIGRAPHY, 31; Sextant Formation, 31; Stooping River Formation, 32; Kwataboahegan Formation, 33; Moose River Formation, 34; Murray Island Formation, 34; Williams Island Formation, 35; Long Rapids Formation, 36

MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY, 38

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 38

Chapter 3. MESOZOIC GEOLOGY OF THE HUDSON PLATFORM, P.G. Telford and D.G.F. Long

INTRODUCTION, 43

STRATIGRAPHY, 45; Mistuskwia Beds (Middle Jurassic), 45; Mattagami Formation (Lower Cretaceous), 47; Cretaceous sediments, Quebec and Manitoba, 49; Intrusives, 49

MESOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY, 50

MESOZOIC MINERAL RESOURCES, 51  

Chapter 4. GLACIATION OF THE HUDSON BAY REGION, W.W. Shilts

INTRODUCTION, 55

SUMMARY OF GLACIAL HISTORY, 55

DYNAMICS AND CONFIGURATION OF THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET, 62

LATE AND POSTGLACIAL HISTORY OF HUDSON BAY, 67

MARINE LIMIT, 69

RETREAT OF ICE TO THE KEEWATIN ICE DIVIDE, 71

CONCLUSION, 73

 Chapter 5. A CLIMATE OVERVIEW OF THE CANADIAN INLAND SEAS, J.B. Maxwell

INTRODUCTION, 79

CLIMATE CONTROLS, 81; Radiation regime, 81; Nature of immediate and adjacent surfaces, 81; Physical geography, 82; Circulation and weather systems, 83

SEASONS, 83

TEMPERATURE, 85

WIND. 87

PRECIPITATION, CLOUD AND FOG. 91

COMBINED EFFECT, 94

SEA STATE, 96

CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE, 96

SUMMARY, 98  

Chapter 6. THE ICE COVER, W.E. Markham

INTRODUCTION, 101

THE ICE REGIME, 105

FOXE BASIN, 114

SHIPPING PATTERNS, 116

 Chapter 7. COASTAL FEATURES OF CANADIAN INLAND SEAS, I.P. Martini

INTRODUCTION, 117

THE BASIN AS A WHOLE, 117

SEAFLOOR MORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTS, 119

ISLANDS, 119; Small islands, 119; Large islands, 121

MAINLAND ROCKY COASTS, 121; Upland and "moderate relief" coasts, 123; Lowland coasts, 123

MAINLAND DEPOSITIONAL COASTS, 124; Beach ridges -longitudinal beach ridges, 124; -transversal ridges, 128; Mud and sand flats, 128; post-glacial coastal uplift, 132; Range of tidal flat fauna, 133

OTHER FEATURES OF THE EMERGED COASTAL ZONE, 133; Organic deposits, 133; Selected cold climate landforms, 133; Rivers, 135

CONCLUSION, 139

Chapter 8. SEAFLOOR MORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTS, B.R. Pelletier

INTRODUCTION, 143

THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING, 143

SEAFLOOR MORPHOLOGY, 144

BEDROCK AND SUBMARINE PHYSIOGRAPHY, 148

SEAFLOOR SEDIMENT, 152 ;Sediment types, 152; The ice-rafted component, 154; Hydro~namics and the finer sediments, 157

SUMMARY, 160

 Chapter 9. SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF HUDSON BAY AND JAMES BAY, S.J. Prinsenberg

INTRODUCTION, 163

SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS, 163

SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS, 172 

SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN FRESHWATER INPUT, ICE COVER THICKNESS AND HEAT FLUX, 175

SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN VERTICAL TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY DISTRIBUTIONS, 180

CONCLUSION, 184  

Chapter 10. THE CIRCULATION PATTERN AND CURRENT STRUCTURE OF HUDSON BAY, S.J. Prinsenberg

INTRODUCTION, 187

PARTITIONING OF CURRENT ENERGY, 189

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL COHERENCY OF CURRENTS, 194

CIRCULATION PATTERN, 199

CONCLUSIONS, 203

Chapter 11. TIDAL HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS IN HUDSON BAY AND JAMES BAY, S.J. Prinsenberg and N.G. Freeman

INTRODUCTION, 205

TIDAL HEIGHTS, 205

TIDAL CURRENTS, 208

SEASONAL VARIATIONS, 209

TIDAL MIXING AT FRONTS AND PLUMES, 212

CONCLUSION, 215

Chapter 12. ON THE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF FOXE BASIN S.J. Prinsenberg

INTRODUCTION, 217

ICE CONDITIONS, 219

SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS, 223

TIDAL HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS, 230

CIRCULATION, 231

CONCLUSION, 234

Chapter 13. PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF HUDSON STRAIT AND UNGAVA BAY, K.F. Drinkwater

INTRODUCTION, 237

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, 237

CLIMATOLOGY, 239

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS, 240

CURRENTS, 243; Residual circulation, 243; Volume transports, 247; Dynamical processes, 248; Tides and tidal currents, 250; Low-frequency current variability, 253

TEMPERATURE, SALINITY AND DENSITY, 254; Distribution and origin, 254; Seasonal variability, 259; Stratification, 260

CONCLUDING REMARKS 261  

Chapter 14. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF HUDSON BAY, J.C. Roff and L. Legendre

INTRODUCTION, 265

PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND BIOMASS CHARACtERISTICS, 265; Horizontal distributions, 265; Vertical structure, 269

MICROALGAE AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION, 273; Microalgae species and diversity, 273; Primary production in ice-covered conditions, 277; Primary production in open waters, 280

ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES AND PRODUCTION, 281

PELAGIC ENERGY EXPORT AND ZOOBENTHOS, 285  

Chapter 15. THE ECOLOGY OF FISHES IN JAMES BAY, HUDSON BAY AND HUDSON STRAIT, R. Morin and J.J. Dodson

INTRODUCTION, 293

BIOGEOGRAPHY, 294; Summary, 300

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, 300; Marine, 300; Estuarine and coastal, 303; Summary, 306

REPRESENTATIVE LIFE CYCLES, 306; Ogac, 307; The anadromous coregonines, 309; Growth and reproduction, 311

RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, 318  

Chapter 16. SEA MAMMALS, D.E. Sergeant

INTRODUCTION, 327

PINNIPEDIA - Seals and Walrus,  327; Ringed seal (Phoca hispida), 327; Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), 330; Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), 331; Harp seal (Phoca groelandica) 332 Hooded seal (Cystohora cristata), 333; Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), 333

CETACEA -Whales and Dolphins, 334; White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), 334; Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and bowed (Balena mysticetus), 335; Minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), 337; Killer whale (Orcinus orca), 337

BIOMASS, 337  

Chapter 17. POLAR BEARS IN HUDSON BAY AND FOXE BASIN: PRESENT KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES I. Stirling and M.A. Ramsay

INTRODUCTION, 341;

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE, 341

DISCRETENESS OF SUBPOPULATIONS, 345

REPRODUCTION, 346

DENNING, 349

ONLAND FEEDING BEHAVIOUR, 350

PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS TO FASTING, 351

SUMMARY, 351

Chapter 18. MARINE AND COASTAL BIRDS OF JAMES BAY, HUDSON BAY AND FOXE BASIN, R.I.G. Morrison and A.J. Gaston

INTRODUCTION 355

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, 356; Oceanography and ice conditions, 356; Coastal topography, 357; Climate, 358

SEABIRDS OF THE OFFSHORE ZONE, 358; Breeding colonies, 358; Distribution, 359; Feeding ecology, 360

BIRDS OF THE INSHORE ZONE, 362; Distribution, 362; Feeding ecology, 367; Movements, 368

INTERTIDAL BIRDS, 369; Waterfowl, 369; Shorebirds, 374

DISCUSSION, 379 

Chapter 19. MINERAL RESOURCES, R.D. Johnson, F.R. Joubin, S.J. Nelson and E. Olsen

INTRODUCTION, 387

OIL AND GAS, 390;  Hudson Bay Basin, 390; Geological history, 392; Reservoir rock and trapping mechanism, 393; Source rock  and maturity, 393; Evans Strait Basin, 394; Oriental Basin, 394; Foxe Basin, 395; Moose River Basin, 395

OIL SHALES, 396

COAL, 397

MINERALS, 397; Asbestos, 398;Soapstone, 398; Nickel and copper, 398; Chromite, 398; Iron, 399; Carbonatites and kimberlites, 399; Diamonds, 399; Evaporites, 399; Lead and zinc, 400; Aggregate 400

CONCLUSION 401  

Chapter 20. PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MODIFICATIONS IN RESPONSE TO LA GRANDE HYDROELECTRIC COt~LEX 356 D. Messier, R.G. Ingram and D. Roy

INTRODUCTION. 403

THE EASTMAIN RIVER ESTUARY, 406; Physical oceanographic modifications, 406; Sedimentological modifications, 410; Modifications of the water quality, 411; Effect of the cutoff on productivity, 413; Modification of the benthic communities, 413; Changes in fish population, 414

LA GRANDE RIVIERE ESTUARY AND ITS PLUME, 416; Winter plume, 416; Summer plume, 418; Modifications of the water quality, 419; Changes in fish population, 420

DISCUSSION, 421  

Chapter 21. HUMAN ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE USE, F. Berkes and M.M.R. Freeman

INTRODUCTION, 425

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, 428; Early History: the archaeological record, 428; The history of european exploration, 428; The fur trade, 429

THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA, 431; Population and social groups, 431; The settlement of the native population and demographic trends, 432

LAND USE AND RESOURCE USE, 434; Concepts of land use and ownership, 434; Resource use patterns: the Inuit, 435; Resource use patterns: the Cree, 437; Land use after permanent settlement, 439

HARVESTS OF ANIMAL RESOURCES, 442; Native harvesting studies, 443; Differences between Cree and Inuit resource use, 443; Marine mammals, 444; Fishing and fisheries, 446; Waterfowl, 448; Terrestrial animals and other resources, 449

PERSPECTIVES ON THE BALANCE BETWEEN POPULATION AND FOOD RESOURCES, 450

INDEX, 451

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