Responses to simulated grazing and browsing of vegetation available to caribou in the Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Ouellet, Jean-Pierre, Boutin, Stan, Heard, Doug C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Southampton Island; caribou; Cassiope tetragona; Salix lanata
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-189; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-189

We investigated the consequences of simulated grazing and browsing on net primary production and chemical composition (nutrients, fiber, and total nonstructural carbohydrates) of some plant types available to caribou on Southampton Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. Clipping experiments were con...