Muskox status, recent variation, and uncertain future
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are an integral component of Arctic biodiversity. Given low genetic diversity, their ability to respond to future and rapid Arctic change is unknown, although paleontological history demonstrates adaptability within limits. We discuss status and limitations of current mon...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6989413 2023-05-15T14:29:30+02:00 Muskox status, recent variation, and uncertain future Cuyler, Christine Rowell, Janice Adamczewski, Jan Anderson, Morgan Blake, John Bretten, Tord Brodeur, Vincent Campbell, Mitch Checkley, Sylvia L. Cluff, H. Dean Côté, Steeve D. Davison, Tracy Dumond, Mathieu Ford, Barrie Gruzdev, Alexander Gunn, Anne Jones, Patrick Kutz, Susan Leclerc, Lisa-Marie Mallory, Conor Mavrot, Fabien Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Okhlopkov, Innokentiy Mikhailovich Reynolds, Patricia Schmidt, Niels Martin Sipko, Taras Suitor, Mike Tomaselli, Matilde Ytrehus, Bjørnar 2019-06-11 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989413/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31187429 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x en eng Springer Netherlands http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989413/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31187429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x © The Author(s) 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. CC-BY Terrestrial Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing Arctic Text 2019 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x 2020-02-16T01:18:59Z Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are an integral component of Arctic biodiversity. Given low genetic diversity, their ability to respond to future and rapid Arctic change is unknown, although paleontological history demonstrates adaptability within limits. We discuss status and limitations of current monitoring, and summarize circumpolar status and recent variations, delineating all 55 endemic or translocated populations. Acknowledging uncertainties, global abundance is ca 170 000 muskoxen. Not all populations are thriving. Six populations are in decline, and as recently as the turn of the century, one of these was the largest population in the world, equaling ca 41% of today’s total abundance. Climate, diseases, and anthropogenic changes are likely the principal drivers of muskox population change and result in multiple stressors that vary temporally and spatially. Impacts to muskoxen are precipitated by habitat loss/degradation, altered vegetation and species associations, pollution, and harvest. Which elements are relevant for a specific population will vary, as will their cumulative interactions. Our summaries highlight the importance of harmonizing existing data, intensifying long-term monitoring efforts including demographics and health assessments, standardizing and implementing monitoring protocols, and increasing stakeholder engagement/contributions. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Text Arctic biodiversity Arctic muskox ovibos moschatus PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Ambio 49 3 805 819 |
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Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are an integral component of Arctic biodiversity. Given low genetic diversity, their ability to respond to future and rapid Arctic change is unknown, although paleontological history demonstrates adaptability within limits. We discuss status and limitations of current monitoring, and summarize circumpolar status and recent variations, delineating all 55 endemic or translocated populations. Acknowledging uncertainties, global abundance is ca 170 000 muskoxen. Not all populations are thriving. Six populations are in decline, and as recently as the turn of the century, one of these was the largest population in the world, equaling ca 41% of today’s total abundance. Climate, diseases, and anthropogenic changes are likely the principal drivers of muskox population change and result in multiple stressors that vary temporally and spatially. Impacts to muskoxen are precipitated by habitat loss/degradation, altered vegetation and species associations, pollution, and harvest. Which elements are relevant for a specific population will vary, as will their cumulative interactions. Our summaries highlight the importance of harmonizing existing data, intensifying long-term monitoring efforts including demographics and health assessments, standardizing and implementing monitoring protocols, and increasing stakeholder engagement/contributions. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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Cuyler, Christine Rowell, Janice Adamczewski, Jan Anderson, Morgan Blake, John Bretten, Tord Brodeur, Vincent Campbell, Mitch Checkley, Sylvia L. Cluff, H. Dean Côté, Steeve D. Davison, Tracy Dumond, Mathieu Ford, Barrie Gruzdev, Alexander Gunn, Anne Jones, Patrick Kutz, Susan Leclerc, Lisa-Marie Mallory, Conor Mavrot, Fabien Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Okhlopkov, Innokentiy Mikhailovich Reynolds, Patricia Schmidt, Niels Martin Sipko, Taras Suitor, Mike Tomaselli, Matilde Ytrehus, Bjørnar |
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