Modeling density dependence and climatic disturbances in caribou: a case study from the Bathurst Island complex, Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Tews, J., Ferguson, M. A. D., Fahrig, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Bathurst Island; Climate change; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00257.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.2006.00257.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00257.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00257.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00257.x

Abstract Peary caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi is the northernmost subspecies of Rangifer in North America and endemic to the Canadian High Arctic. Because of severe population declines following years of unfavorable winter weather with ice coating on the ground or thicker snow cover, it is believe...