Mike Ferguson / Staff/ Ansatte / Campus Evenstad / English / hihm

Associate professor

E-mail: michael.ferguson@hihm.no

Phone: +47 624 30838

Fax: +47 624 30851

Mailing address:

Hedmark University College

Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management

Campus Evenstad

NO-2480 Koppang

Norway

Research interests:

Indigenous and local ecological knowledge and conservation, Population ecology and management of wild reindeer/caribou and muskoxen, Arctic and alpine tundra ecology, Participatory action research and resource management, Indigenous and community conserved areas in northern regions, Potential effects of tourism on wildlife and their habitats, Environmental dispute prevention and resolution, Protected area co-management.

Teaching:

Bachelor in Nature and Ecotourism: 6SU166 Introduction to Ecotourism. Apr-Jun 2010 (5 ECTS)

Master in Applied Ecology: 6SU 360 Human Dimensions in Ecosystem Management. Nov-Dec 2010 (10 ECTS)

Selected publications:

Geist, V., M. Ferguson and J. Rachlow. 2008. Alces americanus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Uploaded on 13 January 2009.

Ferguson , M.A.D., and K. Viventsova. 2007. Community Conserved Areas in the Circumpolar Arctic: Preliminary description and assessment of their legal status, threats and need. With a contribution from H.P. Huntington. The IUCN Strategic Direction on Governance, Communities, Equity, and Livelihood Rights in Relation to Protected Areas, World Conservation Union.

Tews, J., M.A.D. Ferguson and L. Fahrig. 2007. Potential net effects of climate change on High Arctic Peary caribou: Lessons from a spatially explicit simulation model. Ecological Modelling 207: 85-98.

Tews, J., M.A.D. Ferguson and L. Fahrig. 2007. Modelling the role of density dependence and climatic disturbances in High Arctic Peary caribou. Journal of Zoology 272: 209-217.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 2001. Utilizing indigenous knowledge in environmental research and assessment. In: Proceedings of the Effects of Noise on Wildlife Conference, Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research, Labrador, Canada. Terra Borealis 2: 15-18.

Ferguson , M.A.D., L. Gauthier and F. Messier. 2001. Range shift and winter foraging ecology of a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 746-758.

Ferguson , M.A.D., and F. Messier. 2000. Mass emigration of Arctic tundra caribou from a traditional winter range: Population dynamics and physical condition. Journal of Wildlife Management 64: 168-178.

Ferguson , M.A.D., R. Williamson, and F. Messier. 1998. Inuit knowledge of long-term changes in a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Arctic 51: 201-219.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 1997. Rangiferine brucellosis on Baffin Island. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33: 536-543.

Ferguson , M.A.D., and F. Messier. 1997. Collection and analysis of traditional ecological knowledge about a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Arctic 50: 17-18.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 1996. Arctic tundra caribou and climatic change: Questions of temporal and spatial scales. Geoscience Canada 23: 245-252.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and L. Gauthier. 1992. Status and trends of Rangifer tarandus and Ovibos moschatus in Canada. Rangifer 12: 127-141.

Røed, K., M.A.D. Ferguson , M. Crête and T.A. Bergerud. 1991. Genetic variation in transferrin as a predictor for differentiation and evolution of caribou from eastern Canada. Rangifer 11: 65-74.

Ferguson , M. 1989. Baffin Island. In : People and caribou in the Northwest Territories. Edited by Ed Hall. Renewable Resources, Government of the NWT, Yellowknife. p. 141-149.

Leighton, T., M. Ferguson , A. Gunn, E. Henderson and G. Stenhouse. 1988. Canine distemper in sled dogs. Canadian Veterinary Journal 29: 299.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 1987. Status of Peary caribou and muskox populations on Bathurst Island, NWT, August 1981. Arctic 40: 131 - 137.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and L.B. Keith. 1982. Influence of nordic skiing on distribution of moose and elk in Elk Island National Park, Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 96: 69 – 78.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and L.B. Keith. 1981. Interactions of nordic skiers with ungulates in Elk Island National Park. Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division, Edmonton. Wildlife Technical Bulletin 6.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and H.G. Merriam. 1978. A winter-feeding relationship between snowshoe hares and porcupines. Journal of Mammalogy 59: 878 – 880.

Tourism Publication:

Ferguson, M. and M. Ferguson . 1998. Chapters: Land mammals, Pond Inlet and Sirmilik National Park. In : The 1999 Nunavut Handbook. Nortext, Ottawa. pp: 134-138, 322-327, and 328-330.

Invited Presentations:

Ferguson , M.A.D. and K. Viventsova. 2007. Community Conserved Areas in the Arctic: A review of governance, legal status, threats and needs. Strengthening Community Conserved Areas Workshop, Küre Mountains National Park, Pinarbasi, Turkey.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 2004. Research and management of Arctic tundra caribou: Consequences of differing scientific and indigenous understandings. Sustainability, Biodiversity and Knowledge in Northern Circumpolar Regions. University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 2003. Interdisciplinary and participatory research in the North: Theory and practice. CAES Course: Tourism in the North: Environmental and Cultural Impacts, Iceland.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and M. Wheatley. 2001. Caribou co-management in Nunavut, with a case study of the South Baffin population. Circumpolar Management of Reindeer and Caribou Workshop, Nuuk, Greenland.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 2000. Utilizing indigenous knowledge in environmental assessment and research. Watershed Ecosystems Seminar Series, Trent University, Ontario, Canada.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 1999. Understanding data and information derived from two different knowledge systems. 1st Workshop of the Circumpolar PhD Network in Arctic Environmental Studies, Tromsoe, Norway.

Ferguson , M.A.D. and F. Messier. 1999. Inuit knowledge of long-term changes in a population of arctic tundra caribou. Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Grazing Systems Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Ferguson , M.A.D. 1998. Scientific and cultural considerations in the design of effective harvest studies. Harvest Study Coordination Workshop, Yellowknife, Canada.


Associate professor E-mail: michael.ferguson@hihm.no Phone: +47 624 30838 Fax: +47 624 30851 Mailing address: Hedmark University College Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management Campus Evenstad NO-2480 Koppang Norway

Research interests: Indigenous and local ecological knowledge and conservation, Population ecology and management of wild reindeer/caribou and muskoxen, Arctic and alpine tundra ecology, Participatory action research and resource management, Indigenous and community conserved areas in northern regions, Potential effects of tourism on wildlife and their habitats, Environmental dispute prevention and resolution, Protected area co-management.

Teaching: Bachelor in Nature and Ecotourism: 6SU166 Introduction to Ecotourism. Apr-Jun 2010 (5 ECTS) Master in Applied Ecology: 6SU 360 Human Dimensions in Ecosystem Management. Nov-Dec 2010 (10 ECTS)

Selected publications: Geist, V., M. Ferguson and J. Rachlow. 2008. Alces americanus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Uploaded on 13 January 2009. Ferguson , M.A.D., and K. Viventsova. 2007. Community Conserved Areas in the Circumpolar Arctic: Preliminary description and assessment of their legal status, threats and need. With a contribution from H.P. Huntington. The IUCN Strategic Direction on Governance, Communities, Equity, and Livelihood Rights in Relation to Protected Areas, World Conservation Union. Tews, J., M.A.D. Ferguson and L. Fahrig. 2007. Potential net effects of climate change on High Arctic Peary caribou: Lessons from a spatially explicit simulation model. Ecological Modelling 207: 85-98. Tews, J., M.A.D. Ferguson and L. Fahrig. 2007. Modelling the role of density dependence and climatic disturbances in High Arctic Peary caribou. Journal of Zoology 272: 209-217. Ferguson , M.A.D. 2001. Utilizing indigenous knowledge in environmental research and assessment. In: Proceedings of the Effects of Noise on Wildlife Conference, Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research, Labrador, Canada. Terra Borealis 2: 15-18. Ferguson , M.A.D., L. Gauthier and F. Messier. 2001. Range shift and winter foraging ecology of a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 746-758. Ferguson , M.A.D., and F. Messier. 2000. Mass emigration of Arctic tundra caribou from a traditional winter range: Population dynamics and physical condition. Journal of Wildlife Management 64: 168-178. Ferguson , M.A.D., R. Williamson, and F. Messier. 1998. Inuit knowledge of long-term changes in a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Arctic 51: 201-219. Ferguson , M.A.D. 1997. Rangiferine brucellosis on Baffin Island. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33: 536-543. Ferguson , M.A.D., and F. Messier. 1997. Collection and analysis of traditional ecological knowledge about a population of Arctic tundra caribou. Arctic 50: 17-18. Ferguson , M.A.D. 1996. Arctic tundra caribou and climatic change: Questions of temporal and spatial scales. Geoscience Canada 23: 245-252. Ferguson , M.A.D. and L. Gauthier. 1992. Status and trends of Rangifer tarandus and Ovibos moschatus in Canada. Rangifer 12: 127-141. Røed, K., M.A.D. Ferguson , M. Crête and T.A. Bergerud. 1991. Genetic variation in transferrin as a predictor for differentiation and evolution of caribou from eastern Canada. Rangifer 11: 65-74. Ferguson , M. 1989. Baffin Island. In : People and caribou in the Northwest Territories. Edited by Ed Hall. Renewable Resources, Government of the NWT, Yellowknife. p. 141-149. Leighton, T., M. Ferguson , A. Gunn, E. Henderson and G. Stenhouse. 1988. Canine distemper in sled dogs. Canadian Veterinary Journal 29: 299. Ferguson , M.A.D. 1987. Status of Peary caribou and muskox populations on Bathurst Island, NWT, August 1981. Arctic 40: 131 - 137. Ferguson , M.A.D. and L.B. Keith. 1982. Influence of nordic skiing on distribution of moose and elk in Elk Island National Park, Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 96: 69 – 78. Ferguson , M.A.D. and L.B. Keith. 1981. Interactions of nordic skiers with ungulates in Elk Island National Park. Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division, Edmonton. Wildlife Technical Bulletin 6. Ferguson , M.A.D. and H.G. Merriam. 1978. A winter-feeding relationship between snowshoe hares and porcupines. Journal of Mammalogy 59: 878 – 880. Tourism Publication: Ferguson, M. and M. Ferguson . 1998. Chapters: Land mammals, Pond Inlet and Sirmilik National Park. In : The 1999 Nunavut Handbook. Nortext, Ottawa. pp: 134-138, 322-327, and 328-330. Invited Presentations: Ferguson , M.A.D. and K. Viventsova. 2007. Community Conserved Areas in the Arctic: A review of governance, legal status, threats and needs. Strengthening Community Conserved Areas Workshop, Küre Mountains National Park, Pinarbasi, Turkey. Ferguson , M.A.D. 2004. Research and management of Arctic tundra caribou: Consequences of differing scientific and indigenous understandings. Sustainability, Biodiversity and Knowledge in Northern Circumpolar Regions. University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Ferguson , M.A.D. 2003. Interdisciplinary and participatory research in the North: Theory and practice. CAES Course: Tourism in the North: Environmental and Cultural Impacts, Iceland. Ferguson , M.A.D. and M. Wheatley. 2001. Caribou co-management in Nunavut, with a case study of the South Baffin population. Circumpolar Management of Reindeer and Caribou Workshop, Nuuk, Greenland. Ferguson , M.A.D. 2000. Utilizing indigenous knowledge in environmental assessment and research. Watershed Ecosystems Seminar Series, Trent University, Ontario, Canada. Ferguson , M.A.D. 1999. Understanding data and information derived from two different knowledge systems. 1st Workshop of the Circumpolar PhD Network in Arctic Environmental Studies, Tromsoe, Norway. Ferguson , M.A.D. and F. Messier. 1999. Inuit knowledge of long-term changes in a population of arctic tundra caribou. Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Grazing Systems Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finland. Ferguson , M.A.D. 1998. Scientific and cultural considerations in the design of effective harvest studies. Harvest Study Coordination Workshop, Yellowknife, Canada.

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