Fluctuations in lemming populations in north Yukon, Canada, 2007–2010

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Krebs, Charles J., Reid, Donald, Kenney, Alice J., Gilbert, Scott
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Herschel Island; Kerr; Komakuk Beach; Yukon; Dicrostonyx groenlandicus; Herschel; Lemmus sibiricus; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z11-004; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/z11-004; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z11-004

We estimated population density of brown lemmings ( Lemmus sibiricus (Kerr, 1792)), Greenland collared lemmings ( Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (Traill, 1823)), and tundra voles ( Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)) on Herschel Island from 2007 to 2010 by mark–recapture on three live-trapping areas. Limi...