Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations in Jasper (JNP) and Banff National Parks (BNP) have declined since the 1970s, coincident with reduced fire activity in both parks, relative to historic levels. Some researchers have suggested that long periods without fire may cause habitat de...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/326 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks Shepherd, Landon Schmiegelow, Fiona Macdonald, Ellen 2007-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/326 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.326 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/326/320 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/326 doi:10.7557/2.27.4.326 Copyright (c) 2015 Landon Shepherd, Fiona Schmiegelow, Ellen Macdonald http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 27 (2007): Special Issue No.17; 129-140 1890-6729 Cladonia fire management forage generalized linear models habitat lichen multi-scale models Rangifer tarandus caribou resource selection functions info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2007 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.326 2021-08-16T14:20:42Z Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations in Jasper (JNP) and Banff National Parks (BNP) have declined since the 1970s, coincident with reduced fire activity in both parks, relative to historic levels. Some researchers have suggested that long periods without fire may cause habitat deterioration for woodland caribou, primarily by reducing available lichen forage. We examined winter habitat selection by woodland caribou at coarse and fine scales based on GPS-derived telemetry data and used models that included stand origin (decade), topography, and several stand structure variables that are related to time since fire, to explore relationships among caribou, lichen, and fire history. Based on the relationships illustrated by the models, we assessed how fire management could be applied to caribou conservation in JNP and BNP. At a coarse scale, caribou selected old forest (> 75 years) in landscapes that have likely experienced less frequent wildfire. While the abundance of Cladonia spp. influenced caribou use at fine scales, a preference for areas with older trees within stands was also significant. We conclude that short-term habitat protection for woodland caribou in JNP and BNP likely requires fire exclusion from caribou range. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Caribou Range ENVELOPE(-125.436,-125.436,59.750,59.750) Rangifer 27 4 129 |
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Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations in Jasper (JNP) and Banff National Parks (BNP) have declined since the 1970s, coincident with reduced fire activity in both parks, relative to historic levels. Some researchers have suggested that long periods without fire may cause habitat deterioration for woodland caribou, primarily by reducing available lichen forage. We examined winter habitat selection by woodland caribou at coarse and fine scales based on GPS-derived telemetry data and used models that included stand origin (decade), topography, and several stand structure variables that are related to time since fire, to explore relationships among caribou, lichen, and fire history. Based on the relationships illustrated by the models, we assessed how fire management could be applied to caribou conservation in JNP and BNP. At a coarse scale, caribou selected old forest (> 75 years) in landscapes that have likely experienced less frequent wildfire. While the abundance of Cladonia spp. influenced caribou use at fine scales, a preference for areas with older trees within stands was also significant. We conclude that short-term habitat protection for woodland caribou in JNP and BNP likely requires fire exclusion from caribou range. |
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Shepherd, Landon Schmiegelow, Fiona Macdonald, Ellen |
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Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks |
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Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks |
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Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks |
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Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks |
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managing fire for woodland caribou in jasper and banff national parks |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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2007 |
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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/326 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.326 |
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Rangifer; Vol 27 (2007): Special Issue No.17; 129-140 1890-6729 |
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Copyright (c) 2015 Landon Shepherd, Fiona Schmiegelow, Ellen Macdonald http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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