Distribution and abundance of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) on Graham, Buckingham, and southern Ellesmere islands, March 2015

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Morgan Anderson, Michael C.S. Kingsley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Peary caribou; Rangifer tarandus peary; muskox; Ovibos moschatus; Ellesmere Island; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Peary; Baumann Fiord; Vendom Fiord; Goose Fiord; Muskox Fiord; Bjorne Peninsula; Buckingham Island; Jakeman Glacier; Sydkap Ice Cap; caribou; Graham Island; Ice cap; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.37.1.4269; https://doaj.org/article/1738572ec6e3487c9e7c6d3d1ccab198

We flew a survey of southern Ellesmere Island, Graham Island, and Buckingham Island in March 2015 to obtain estimates of abundance for muskoxen and Peary caribou. Generally, muskoxen were abundant north of the Sydkap Ice Cap along Baumann Fiord, north of Goose Fiord, west and north of Muskox Fiord,...