Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18
ABSTRACT. In the 1960s, 27 muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) were introduced to Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, which is located next to Kangerlussuaq Airport in West Greenland. Data from 12 aerial surveys of muskoxen from 1986 to 1996 show 1) that the population has stabilized at 3000 muskoxen since hunting was i...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.561.7803 2023-05-15T14:19:46+02:00 Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 C. B. Pedersen P. Aastrup The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2000 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.561.7803 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-18.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.561.7803 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-18.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-18.pdf Traduit pour la revue Arctic par Nésida Loyer text 2000 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:04:46Z ABSTRACT. In the 1960s, 27 muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) were introduced to Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, which is located next to Kangerlussuaq Airport in West Greenland. Data from 12 aerial surveys of muskoxen from 1986 to 1996 show 1) that the population has stabilized at 3000 muskoxen since hunting was initiated in 1988, 2) that the population has maintained a high level of reproduction during the study period, and 3) that an annual kill of about 700 muskoxen will maintain the population at its current level if natural mortality and reproduction remain unchanged. Using a geographical information system to subdivide data by topography and altitude showed that muskoxen greatly favour valleys and lowland areas. Densities of muskoxen above 500 m above sea level were less than 51 % of densities below 500 m above sea level. Text Arctic Arctic Greenland Kangerlussuaq ovibos moschatus Unknown Arctic Greenland Kangerlussuaq ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) Kangerlussuaq Airport ENVELOPE(-50.714,-50.714,67.012,67.012) Angujaartorfiup Nunaa ENVELOPE(-50.667,-50.667,66.500,66.500) |
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ABSTRACT. In the 1960s, 27 muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) were introduced to Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, which is located next to Kangerlussuaq Airport in West Greenland. Data from 12 aerial surveys of muskoxen from 1986 to 1996 show 1) that the population has stabilized at 3000 muskoxen since hunting was initiated in 1988, 2) that the population has maintained a high level of reproduction during the study period, and 3) that an annual kill of about 700 muskoxen will maintain the population at its current level if natural mortality and reproduction remain unchanged. Using a geographical information system to subdivide data by topography and altitude showed that muskoxen greatly favour valleys and lowland areas. Densities of muskoxen above 500 m above sea level were less than 51 % of densities below 500 m above sea level. |
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Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 |
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Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 |
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Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 |
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Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 |
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Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, spatial distribution, population growth, and sustainable harvest. Arctic 53:18 |
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