Environment and habitat characteristics of wintering lemmings in the Arctic, supplement to: Duchesne, David; Gauthier, Gilles; Berteaux, Dominique (2011): Habitat selection, reproduction and predation of wintering lemmings in the Arctic. Oecologia, 167(4), 967-980

• Main Authors: Duchesne, David, Gauthier, Gilles, Berteaux, Dominique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2011
• Subjects: International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Arctic; Berteaux; Gauthier; Dicrostonyx groenlandicus; International Polar Year; IPY; Lemmus trimucronatus; Mustela erminea; Tundra; Vulpes lagopus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.809457; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.809457

Snow cover has dramatic effects on the structure and functioning of Arctic ecosystems in winter. In the tundra, the subnivean space is the primary habitat of wintering small mammals and may be critical for their survival and reproduction. We have investigated the effects of snow cover and habitat fe...