Diseases of the Greenland muskox ( Ovibos moschatus ):Wildlife health and disease transmission to livestock and humans

• Main Author: Berg, Rebecca Paarnannguaq Karen D.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Climate change; East Greenland; Ivittuut; muskox; ovibos moschatus; Subarctic; Zackenberg; Mite
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/diseases-of-the-greenland-muskox-ovibos-moschatus(d164f16c-f188-489a-97a8-00d4a6d03d98).html

The environmental changes trailing the continuous warming of the Arctic is affecting all trophic levels of the ecosystem and has widespread consequences for animal populations. The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is the largest Arctic herbivore, and it is highly specialised to withstand this very seasonal...