Living in synchrony on Greenland coasts?

Theory indicates that correlated weather may synchronize populations1, but the extent to which this holds for non-identical, nonlinear systems is uncertain. Post and Forchhammer2 claim to have shown climate-induced synchrony for musk oxen and caribou that are separated by the Greenland ice sheet. Ho...

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Published in:Nature
Main Authors: Vik, Jon Olav, Stenseth, Nils Christian, Tavecchia, Giacomo, Mysterud, Atle, Lingjaerde, Ole Christian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2004
Subjects:
Reindeer
Population Dynamics
Rangifer tarandus
Greenland
Synchrony
Ruminants
Weather
Arctic
Coastal zones
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103649
https://doi.org/10.1038/427697a
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Summary:Theory indicates that correlated weather may synchronize populations1, but the extent to which this holds for non-identical, nonlinear systems is uncertain. Post and Forchhammer2 claim to have shown climate-induced synchrony for musk oxen and caribou that are separated by the Greenland ice sheet. However, logical and mathematical errors undermine their finding. Whether or not large-scale weather can be a major synchronizing factor across species remains an open question. (Journal) Peer Reviewed

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