The Greenland muskox population status 1990

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Boertmann, David, Forchhammer, Mards, Olesen, Carsten Riis, Aastrup, Peter, Thing, Henning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1992
• Subjects: muskox; Greenland; population size; population trends; Kangerlussuaq; Avanersuaq; Ivittuut; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer; Søndre strømfjord; Thule
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1013; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.12.1.1013

The indigenous population of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in North and Northeast Greenland is estimated at 9 500-12 500 which is about the half of the previous estimate. This difference is mainly explained by a much better basis for estimating and to a lesser extent by a general population decrease i...