Seasonal changes in the composition of the diets of Peary caribou and muskoxen on Banks Island

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Larter, Nicholas C., Nagy, John A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2004
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Peary; Banks Island; muskox; ovibos moschatus; Polar Research; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2081; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v23i2.6274

Caribou and muskoxen are the only ungulate species occupying Arctic tundra environments. We analysed plant fragments found in fresh (< 4 hr old) samples of faecal material to determine the diets of Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Banks Island, Canada. W...