Caribou response to human activity: research and management
This paper describes the need by researchers and managers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to carefully assess the impact of their study methods on animals and results. An error made during a study of barren-ground caribou is described. Assumptions made during preparation of study methods need to be t...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1686 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Caribou response to human activity: research and management Miller, Donald R. 2003-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1686 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1686 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1686/1575 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1686 doi:10.7557/2.23.5.1686 Copyright (c) 2015 Donald R. Miller http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 23 (2003): Special Issue No. 14; 89-93 1890-6729 disturbance methods caribou human activity behaviour capture helicopter use mark monitor population dynamics Rangifer tarandus survival trauma info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2003 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1686 2021-08-16T15:04:42Z This paper describes the need by researchers and managers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to carefully assess the impact of their study methods on animals and results. An error made during a study of barren-ground caribou is described. Assumptions made during preparation of study methods need to be tested during collection of data. Study plans should include communication with, and respect for, residents who depend on the caribou resource. During field observations of caribou behavior, feeding habits, rutting activity or sex and age composition, closer is not better. During capture, handling and marking activities, shorter processing time is better. During aerial surveys, photography, sex and age determinations, higher is better. When interpreting data collected from marked caribou, and generally applying to the unmarked population, caution is advised. The merits and drawbacks of helicopter use to capture and mark caribou for research and management need to be discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Rangifer 23 5 89 |
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This paper describes the need by researchers and managers of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to carefully assess the impact of their study methods on animals and results. An error made during a study of barren-ground caribou is described. Assumptions made during preparation of study methods need to be tested during collection of data. Study plans should include communication with, and respect for, residents who depend on the caribou resource. During field observations of caribou behavior, feeding habits, rutting activity or sex and age composition, closer is not better. During capture, handling and marking activities, shorter processing time is better. During aerial surveys, photography, sex and age determinations, higher is better. When interpreting data collected from marked caribou, and generally applying to the unmarked population, caution is advised. The merits and drawbacks of helicopter use to capture and mark caribou for research and management need to be discussed. |
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