Early-winter diet of woodland caribou in relation to snow accumulation, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Rominger, Eric M., Oldemeyer, John L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; British Columbia; caribou; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z90-372; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z90-372

Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the southern Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia shift from a diet of primarily vascular taxa during snow-free months to an arboreal lichen – conifer diet during late winter. We present evidence that caribou diets, during the early-winter transition...