Annual Arctic Wolf Pack Size Related to Arctic Hare Numbers

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Mech, L. David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: arctic hare; Lepus arcticus; wolf; Canis lupus arctos; Ellesmere Island; muskoxen; Ovibos moschatus; population dynamics; predator-prey relations; predation; lièvre arctique; loup; île d’Ellesmere; boeufs musqués; dynamique de la population; relations prédateur-proie; prédation; Arctic; Canada; Eureka; Nunavut; Arctic hare; Arctique*; Canis lupus; Lièvre arctique; muskox; ovibos moschatus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63284

During the summers of 2000 through 2006, I counted arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) pups and adults in a pack, arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) along a 9 km index route in the area, and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in a 250 km2 part of the area near Eureka (80° N, 86° W), Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Cana...