Sea Ice Crossing by Migrating Caribou, Rangifer tarandus, in Northwestern Alaska

Long movements across sea ice by Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Alaska are relatively uncommon and are not well documented. With rapidly diminishing sea ice cover in arctic waters, these movements may cease altogether. On 26 May 2012, a Caribou crossed a long span (57 km) of sea ice off the coast of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Author: Joly, Kyle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2013
Subjects:
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
climate change
migration
sea ice
Western Arctic Herd
Alaska
Arctic
Baldwin
Cape Krusenstern
Climate change
Sea ice
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1363
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v126i3.1363

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