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    Ecological implications of the 18th and 19th century fur trade: a study of five HBC post's accounts

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    Date

    2016

    Author

    Sutton, Garth R.

    Degree

    Master of Environmental Studies

    Discipline

    Environmental Studies : Northern Environments & Cultures

    Subject

    Environmental history
    Hudson Bay lowlands
    Surface geology/physiography/hydrology
    Ecology
    Precambrian Shield

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    Abstract

    This research critically addresses the ecological implications of the 18th and 19th Century fur trade and whether primary source material written and maintained by European fur traders can measure resource procurement changes through a diverse geographic area over a 62 year period. The study utilizes Hudson Bay Company post journals from five posts selected from three different ecological zones situated along a primary transportation route in north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The study was divided into four periods reflecting different intensity levels regarding resource use. The research challenges the previously held assumptions that over harvest resulted in resource collapse and resulting hardships.

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    http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/844

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