Long-Term Control of Peary Caribou Numbers by Unpredictable, Exceptionally Severe Snow or Ice Conditions in a Non-equilibrium Grazing System

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Miller, Frank L., Barry, Samuel J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Arctic Canada; population dynamics; Rangifer tarandus pearyi; weather-related density-independent population crashes; Arctique canadien; dynamique de population; déclins de population indépendants de la densité attribuables aux conditions météorologiques; Arctic; Canada; Peary; Reine; Arctique*; Canis lupus; gray wolf; Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth; Queen Elizabeth Islands; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63194

The number of Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) on the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canadian High Arctic, is at an all-time known low. Yet some populations are still hunted, and there is no adequate monitoring program in place to determine the consequences. We evaluate information from the Peary...