A review of aerial surveys used for estimating the numbers of barren-ground caribou in northern Canada

The range of the barren-ground caribou in Canada includes approximately 700 000 square miles [1 812 993 sq km]: north from the forests of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the Arctic Ocean and west from Hudson Bay to Alaska. Much of that vast expanse of stunted forests and tundra remained virtually unmap...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Parker, G. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400032708
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400032708
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Summary:The range of the barren-ground caribou in Canada includes approximately 700 000 square miles [1 812 993 sq km]: north from the forests of Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the Arctic Ocean and west from Hudson Bay to Alaska. Much of that vast expanse of stunted forests and tundra remained virtually unmapped until the ingress of the aeroplane in the 1930's.