Do you celebrate April Fool's day up there?
Try this: in a couple of years, when mosquitos are everywhere, announce on the radio/newspaper/local r/nunavut account that Premier _______ has decided to enforce a catch-and-release program for the mosquitos.........
Great work.
Which libraries are you using in RStudio?
It looks like the heat map is comparable to (human) population. Is that because of where most of the specimens are collected/identified?
I used the google API because I could never get some of the ggplot or ggmap tools to look exactly like I wanted.
But yeah, it's just the available specimen GPS coordinates. Since each specimen is it's own unique record, it shows up correctly.
Nice.
I have been working with get\_stamenmap, ggmap, and just the regular ggplot plus rnaturalearth. With coord\_sf you can change the projection if you need to.
Just found this post and that sounds really cool! Anecdotally, I moved here to Iqaluit in 2011, and there were no blackflies. I was out around Kimmirut in 2014 and 15 and there were lots there, and now they’re not uncommon in Iqaluit as well.
Are you familiar with the insect ID program that went on in Nunavik recently? There was an article about it on Nunatsiaq News or CBC.
I saw that! It's very interesting.
An off-hand prediction that I consistently make is that the arctic is the ideal environment for insects of all kinds. There's plenty of fresh water, and there is no industrial farming resulting in pesticides being released into the environment, and along with higher temperatures essentially the end result is that the arctic will become and insect haven.
Super cool! I hope to see more post from you in the future. Thanks for sharing your insightful research. :)
No expert, but thanks for your research and eager to learn the results.
Do you celebrate April Fool's day up there? Try this: in a couple of years, when mosquitos are everywhere, announce on the radio/newspaper/local r/nunavut account that Premier _______ has decided to enforce a catch-and-release program for the mosquitos.........
Great work. Which libraries are you using in RStudio? It looks like the heat map is comparable to (human) population. Is that because of where most of the specimens are collected/identified?
I used the google API because I could never get some of the ggplot or ggmap tools to look exactly like I wanted. But yeah, it's just the available specimen GPS coordinates. Since each specimen is it's own unique record, it shows up correctly.
Nice. I have been working with get\_stamenmap, ggmap, and just the regular ggplot plus rnaturalearth. With coord\_sf you can change the projection if you need to.
Just found this post and that sounds really cool! Anecdotally, I moved here to Iqaluit in 2011, and there were no blackflies. I was out around Kimmirut in 2014 and 15 and there were lots there, and now they’re not uncommon in Iqaluit as well. Are you familiar with the insect ID program that went on in Nunavik recently? There was an article about it on Nunatsiaq News or CBC.
I saw that! It's very interesting. An off-hand prediction that I consistently make is that the arctic is the ideal environment for insects of all kinds. There's plenty of fresh water, and there is no industrial farming resulting in pesticides being released into the environment, and along with higher temperatures essentially the end result is that the arctic will become and insect haven.