High-arctic lemmings, Dicrostonyx groenlandicus . II. Demography

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Fuller, W. A., Martell, A. M., Smith, R. F. C., Speller, S. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Devon Island; Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z75-100; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z75-100

Captures of Dicrostonyx groenlandicus on northeastern Devon Island peaked in 1969 and 1973, were higher than expected in 1971, and were minimal (< 5 per 1000 trap-nights) in 1970 and 1972. Captures declined from July to August in at least five of seven summers and may have declined in a 6th y...