Peary caribou, muskoxen and Banks Island forage: Assessing seasonal diet similarities

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nicholas C. Larter, John A. Nagy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1997
• Subjects: diet overlap; food competition; arctic; Northwest Territories; Rangifer tarandus pearyi; Ovibos moschatus; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Arctic; Peary; Banks Island; Carex aquatilis; caribou; Eriophorum; muskox; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.378; https://doaj.org/article/68373e76734d4c6eb04f680349a1e1d5

Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen {Ovibos moschatus) on Banks Island had considerable similarity in their annual diets, with monthly similarities ranging from 17.8-73.3%. Diet similarity was more pronounced in areas of high muskox density {ca. 1.65/km2) than in areas of low musko...