Arboreal forage lichen response to partial cutting of high elevation mountain caribou range in the Quesnel Higland of east-central British Columbia

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Waterhouse, Michaela J., Armleder, Harold M., Linnell Nemec, Amanda F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007
• Subjects: arboreal lichen; caribou; forest management; group selection silvicultural systems; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Alectoria; Caribou Range; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/327; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.327

Group selection silvicultural systems have been recommended for managing mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) habitat in high elevation Engelmann spruce – subalpine fir forests in east-central British Columbia. We measured the response of arboreal lichen (a key winter forage) to harvesting o...