Vegetation characteristics of forest stands used by woodland caribou and those disturbed by fire or logging in Manitoba

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Juha M. Metsaranta, Frank F. Mallory, Dale W. Cross
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2003
• Subjects: caribou habitat; forest; fire; logging; arboreal lichen; deadfall; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Caribou Range; caribou; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1709; https://doaj.org/article/50b4879cd3044b9bb07a5c034fe6bec9

This study examined woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in an area known as the Kississing-Naosap caribou range in west central Manitoba. The vegetation characteristics of areas used by caribou and areas disturbed by fire or logging were measured in order to develop a model to estimate habi...