Tab. 1: Muskoxen observed in the different geographical units

Muskoxen populations were surveyed in the course of 3 expeditions to North East Greenland to provide data on present status and habitat requirements in the region between 72 and 74 deg latitude North. The distribution is primarily affected by the snow cover pattern and shows densities from less than...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sittler, Benoît
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1988
Subjects:
Area
Area/locality
DATE/TIME
Geographic name/locality
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
National Park
NE-Greenland
Northeast Greenland
OBSE
Observation
Ovibos moschatus
calves
Greenland
East Greenland
ovibos moschatus
Polarforschung
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.761824
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.761824
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Summary:Muskoxen populations were surveyed in the course of 3 expeditions to North East Greenland to provide data on present status and habitat requirements in the region between 72 and 74 deg latitude North. The distribution is primarily affected by the snow cover pattern and shows densities from less than 0.1 ind/km**2 to 1.5 ind/km**2. Ranges unutilized by muskoxen prior to 1940 now support high densities. The snow cover influences also the population dynamics, as shown by the streng correlation between the calf crop and the amount of snow. The total population is estimated to be about 1000 to 1500 individuals far the whole region.

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