Monitoring of the abundance of tundra bird and mammal species encountered daily in the Hudson Bay Lowlands

• Main Authors: Jefferies, Robert L., Legault, Geoffrey, Rockwell, Robert F.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2012
• Subjects: Birds; Cape Churchill; La Perouse Bay; Mammals; Manitoba; Monitoring; Tundra; Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - Terrestrial; International Polar Year-Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems; Arctic; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Churchill; Circumpolar biodiversity monitoring program; Climate change; Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/1694; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=1694

The relative abundance of species is recorded as the number of individuals seen per day spent in the field by observer(s). Each observer records the animal species encountered in the field and the number of individuals observed daily. To correct for any potential biases the activities, the amount of time spent in the field and the mode of transportation of observers is taken into account. ** If data are downloaded and used for analyses, it would greatly be appreciated that the contact researcher be informed. : Purpose: Habitat in the Cape Churchill region is changing in response to both destructive snow goose foraging and to climate change. We are monitoring the abundance of birds and mammals sharing the habitat in an attempt to document any changes and relate it to snow goose-induced habitat impacts or climate change. : Summary: Not Applicable