Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut
How caribou (Rangifer tarandus), including Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi), use their annual ranges varies with changes in abundance. While fidelity to some seasonal ranges is persistent, use of other areas changes. Consequently, understanding changes in seasonal distribution is useful for designing bo...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/3635 2023-05-15T15:08:06+02:00 Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut Poole, Kim G. Gunn, Anne Wierzchowski, Jack Anderson, Morgan 2015-12-17 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3635 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.35.2.3635 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3635/3612 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3635 doi:10.7557/2.35.2.3635 Copyright (c) 2015 Kim G. Poole, Anne Gunn, Jack Wierzchowski, Morgan Andersson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 35 (2015): Special Issue No. 23; 81-98 1890-6729 boundaries distribution Peary caribou protected area Rangifer tarandus pearyi info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.35.2.3635 2021-08-16T15:13:55Z How caribou (Rangifer tarandus), including Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi), use their annual ranges varies with changes in abundance. While fidelity to some seasonal ranges is persistent, use of other areas changes. Consequently, understanding changes in seasonal distribution is useful for designing boundaries of protected areas for caribou conservation. A case in point is the proposed Qausuittuq (Northern Bathurst Island) National Park for Bathurst Island and its satellite islands in the High Arctic of Canada. Since 1961, Peary caribou have been through three periods of high and low abundance. We examined caribou distribution and composition mapped during nine systematic aerial surveys (1961–2013), unsystematic helicopter surveys (1989–98), and limited radio-collaring from 1994–97 and 2003–06. While migration patterns changed and use of southern Bathurst Island decreased during lows in abundance, use of satellite islands, especially Cameron Island for winter range, persisted during both highs and lows in abundance. The northeast coast of Bathurst Island was used to a greater extent during the rut and during summer at low abundance. We suggest that Park boundaries which include Cameron Island and the northeast coast of Bathurst Island will be more effective in contributing to the persistence of Peary caribou on the Bathurst Island Complex. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bathurst Island Cameron Island Nunavut Qausuittuq Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Bathurst Island ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752) Cameron Island ENVELOPE(110.606,110.606,-66.217,-66.217) Canada Nunavut Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) Rangifer 35 2 81 |
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How caribou (Rangifer tarandus), including Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi), use their annual ranges varies with changes in abundance. While fidelity to some seasonal ranges is persistent, use of other areas changes. Consequently, understanding changes in seasonal distribution is useful for designing boundaries of protected areas for caribou conservation. A case in point is the proposed Qausuittuq (Northern Bathurst Island) National Park for Bathurst Island and its satellite islands in the High Arctic of Canada. Since 1961, Peary caribou have been through three periods of high and low abundance. We examined caribou distribution and composition mapped during nine systematic aerial surveys (1961–2013), unsystematic helicopter surveys (1989–98), and limited radio-collaring from 1994–97 and 2003–06. While migration patterns changed and use of southern Bathurst Island decreased during lows in abundance, use of satellite islands, especially Cameron Island for winter range, persisted during both highs and lows in abundance. The northeast coast of Bathurst Island was used to a greater extent during the rut and during summer at low abundance. We suggest that Park boundaries which include Cameron Island and the northeast coast of Bathurst Island will be more effective in contributing to the persistence of Peary caribou on the Bathurst Island Complex. |
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Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut |
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Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut |
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Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut |
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Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut |
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Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut |
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peary caribou distribution within the bathurst island complex relative to the boundary proposed for qausuittuq national park, nunavut |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/3635 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.35.2.3635 |
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ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752) ENVELOPE(110.606,110.606,-66.217,-66.217) ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) |
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Copyright (c) 2015 Kim G. Poole, Anne Gunn, Jack Wierzchowski, Morgan Andersson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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