Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993
From 1991 to 1993, 30 woodland caribou were captured and fitted with radio-collars west of the Williston Reservoir in north central B.C. Monthly radio-telemetry location flights revealed that caribou in the Northern Area, characterized by a complex of mountain ranges, moved greater distances to calv...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b7afe32771774f019b79c13028a5693b 2023-05-15T15:53:23+02:00 Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 Mari D. Wood 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1279 https://doaj.org/article/b7afe32771774f019b79c13028a5693b EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1279 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.16.4.1279 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/b7afe32771774f019b79c13028a5693b Rangifer, Vol 16, Iss 4 (1996) Rangifer woodland caribou snow depths mortality population dynamics habitat use Animal culture SF1-1100 article 1996 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1279 2022-12-31T12:49:03Z From 1991 to 1993, 30 woodland caribou were captured and fitted with radio-collars west of the Williston Reservoir in north central B.C. Monthly radio-telemetry location flights revealed that caribou in the Northern Area, characterized by a complex of mountain ranges, moved greater distances to calving areas than did those in the South, where only one major mountain range exists. In the year of record heavy snowfall for the area, all collared caribou wintered on windswept alpine slopes, while during the below average snowfall year, many caribou remained in forested habitats. In winter, caribou were found to forage on terrestrial lichens in both lowland lodgepole pine flats and on windswept alpine slopes, and on arboreal lichens in upper elevation Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir forests. There are at least 600-700 caribou in the Omineca Mountains. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Omineca Mountains ENVELOPE(-125.504,-125.504,56.500,56.500) Rangifer 16 4 365 |
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From 1991 to 1993, 30 woodland caribou were captured and fitted with radio-collars west of the Williston Reservoir in north central B.C. Monthly radio-telemetry location flights revealed that caribou in the Northern Area, characterized by a complex of mountain ranges, moved greater distances to calving areas than did those in the South, where only one major mountain range exists. In the year of record heavy snowfall for the area, all collared caribou wintered on windswept alpine slopes, while during the below average snowfall year, many caribou remained in forested habitats. In winter, caribou were found to forage on terrestrial lichens in both lowland lodgepole pine flats and on windswept alpine slopes, and on arboreal lichens in upper elevation Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir forests. There are at least 600-700 caribou in the Omineca Mountains. |
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Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 |
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Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 |
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Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 |
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Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 |
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Seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the Omineca Mountains, north central British Columbia, 1991-1993 |
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seasonal habitat use and movements of woodland caribou in the omineca mountains, north central british columbia, 1991-1993 |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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