Acknowledgements
We thank one anonymous reviewer and Alexandra Tyers for their insightful
readings and constructive suggestions. Déline Renewable Resources
Council, Déline Lands and Finance Corporation, the community of Déline,
DFO in Hay River, and the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources in Déline provided valuable help with field planning and
logistics. We especially thank J. Chavarie, S. Buckley, L. Harris, G.
Lafferty, M. Lindsey, M. Low, Z. Martin, S. Wiley, and C. Yukon, who
helped lead sampling teams and coordinate logistics. The following
individuals who helped conduct field sampling in various years are
gratefully acknowledeged: J. Baptiste, D. Betsidea, D. Baton, L. Dueck,
R. Eshenroder, G. Menacho, N. Modeste, I. Neyelle, L. Neyelle, M.
Smirle, A. Swietzer, C. Takazo, A. Vital, F. Vital, B. Yukon, M. Yukon,
T. Yukon and Charity, Cameron, and Cyre Yukon. D. Phillibert, K.
Laubriat, S. Thacker, and K. Theoret conducted isotopic lab work.
Declarations:
Authors’ contributions
LC, KH, WT, CK, and AM conceived and funded the study. LC and CG carried
out the field work. LC, CG, LH, and MH participated in the data
analyses. LC wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the
final manuscript.