The intrinsic rate of increase of reindeer and caribou populations in arctic environments

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: D. C. Heard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: increase of populations; rate of increase; reindeer; caribou; Arctic; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Bering Sea; Belcher; Southampton Island; Belcher Islands; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.851; https://doaj.org/article/ffc792ddd51d45b28a0a4f9b343257c4

The intrinsic rate of increase of an animal population, rm, is specific to the environment in which it is measured. Previous estimates of maximum growth rates for reindeer and caribou Rangifer tarandus populations were based on introductions to islands with cool oceanic climates. The mean intrinsic...