Long-term Interactions between Migratory Caribou, Wildfires and Nunavik Hunters Inferred from Tree Rings

Barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herds in North America may reach considerable size and undertake large-scale seasonal migrations from the Arctic tundra to the boreal forest. To test the caribou decline hypothesis associated with native harvesting and fire, we have docu-mented the long-term...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Boudreau, Claude Morneau, Nadia Pitre
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.573.625
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