Niche partitioning and spatial variation in abundance of Rock (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (L. leucura): a case of habitat selection at multiple scales

• Main Author: Wong, Mark
• Other Authors: Hik, David (Biological Sciences), Kavanaugh, Jeff (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), Boyce, Mark (Biological Sciences), St. Clair, Colleen Cassady (Biological Sciences)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta. Department of Biological Sciences. 2009
• Subjects: envir; geo; Kluane Ranges; Yukon; Lagopus muta; rock ptarmigan
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10048/825

Degree: Master of Science Abstract: Climate change can affect habitat availability and species interactions at several spatial and temporal scales. I explored niche partitioning and spatial variation of Rock (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (L. leucura) in southwest Yukon. I examined habita...