Use of stabilized thaw slumps by Arctic birds and mammals: evidence from Herschel Island, Yukon

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Cray, Heather A., Pollard, Wayne H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; wildlife; thaw slump; Herschel Island; disturbance; Canada; Yukon; Arctic birds; caribou; Herschel; muskox; ovibos moschatus; permafrost; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1988; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v132i3.1988

As evidenced by animal sign (scat, active nests, nesting materials, rodent runways) observed across five stabilized retrogressive thaw slumps and two areas of undisturbed upland tundra, Arctic birds and mammals on Herschel Island, Canada, use stabilized thaw slumps differently than undisturbed tundr...