Transects for pellet counts in tundra ecosystems around Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island

• Main Authors: McLennan, Donald, Anablak, Cathy, Pedersen, Aili, Wagner, Johann, Wingnek, Leonard
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Biomass; Cambridge Bay; Ecosystem; Herbivory; Tundra; Vegetation; Victoria Island; Polar Knowledge Canada/Canadian High Arctic Research Station; Canada; Nunavut; caribou; muskox; victoria island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.21963/12533; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12533

Observing the presence of herbivore animal droppings can give an idea of their presence as well as impact on the landscape. During the summer of 2015 animal droppings were counted in various landscapes along 30-metre lines. The transects were 30 m in length and 1 m wide. Pellets, identified to speci...