Arboreal forage lichens in partial cuts – a synthesis of research results from British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Stevenson, Susan K., Coxson, Darwyn S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007
• Subjects: Alectoria; Bryoria; hair lichens; mountain caribou; Rangifer tarandus caribou; silvicultural systems; British Columbia; Canada; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/342; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.342

The mountain ecotype of the woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is highly dependent on the arboreal hair lichens Bryoria spp. and Alectoria sarmentosa during winter. In parts of British Columbia, partial-cutting silvicultural systems have been used in an effort to provide continuously usabl...