Remote sensing, snow modelling, survey data and Indigenous Knowledge show how snow and sea-ice conditions affect Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) distribution and inter-island and island–mainland movements

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Coralie Gautier, Alexandre Langlois, Vincent Sasseville, Erin Neave, Cheryl Ann Johnson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2022
• Subjects: climate change; arctic amplification; seasonal movement; snow densification; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Canada; Peary; Banks Island; Climate change; Polar Research; Rangifer tarandus; Sea ice; Tundra; Melville Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v41.7964; https://doaj.org/article/ed3efb533f124211a3f3e81fef28df70

Accelerated warming of the Arctic has reduced sea ice and has increased the occurrence of winter extreme events like rain-on-snow and storms that impact snow-cover densification, affecting Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) seasonal movements and grazing conditions. We used caribou movements b...