Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska
Two large groups of mosquito-harassed caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) were followed for 8-12 h as they repeatedly attempted to cross an elevated pipeline in the Kuparuk Development Area near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In 1981, 46% of a group of 917 eventually crossed beneath elevated portions of the pi...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65159 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska Smith, Walter T. Cameron, Raymond D. 1985-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65159 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65159/49073 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65159 ARCTIC; Vol. 38 No. 1 (1985): March: 1–87; 53-57 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal behaviour Caribou Environmental impacts Insects Pipelines Kuparuk River region Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1985 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:12Z Two large groups of mosquito-harassed caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) were followed for 8-12 h as they repeatedly attempted to cross an elevated pipeline in the Kuparuk Development Area near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In 1981, 46% of a group of 917 eventually crossed beneath elevated portions of the pipeline in 26 separate attempts, 13% crossed a section of buried pipe in two attempts, 22% trotted parallel to the pipeline for 32 km and did not cross, and 19% separated from the group and were not accounted for. In 1982, 26% of a group of 655 crossed under elevated portions of the pipeline in 36 attempts, 37% crossed at a buried section in one attempt, and 37% left the main group and could not be accounted for. The majority of crossing attempts occured near intersections of lakes with the road/pipeline complex, but crossing success was highest at a section of buried pipe isolated from the road traffic.Key words: caribou, pipeline, petroleum development, insect harassment, Kuparuk Oil Field Mots clés: caribou, pipe-line, développement pétrolifère, harcèlement par les moustiques, champ pétrolifère Kuparuk Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic caribou Prudhoe Bay Rangifer tarandus Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic ARCTIC 38 1 |
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Two large groups of mosquito-harassed caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) were followed for 8-12 h as they repeatedly attempted to cross an elevated pipeline in the Kuparuk Development Area near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In 1981, 46% of a group of 917 eventually crossed beneath elevated portions of the pipeline in 26 separate attempts, 13% crossed a section of buried pipe in two attempts, 22% trotted parallel to the pipeline for 32 km and did not cross, and 19% separated from the group and were not accounted for. In 1982, 26% of a group of 655 crossed under elevated portions of the pipeline in 36 attempts, 37% crossed at a buried section in one attempt, and 37% left the main group and could not be accounted for. The majority of crossing attempts occured near intersections of lakes with the road/pipeline complex, but crossing success was highest at a section of buried pipe isolated from the road traffic.Key words: caribou, pipeline, petroleum development, insect harassment, Kuparuk Oil Field Mots clés: caribou, pipe-line, développement pétrolifère, harcèlement par les moustiques, champ pétrolifère Kuparuk |
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Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska |
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Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska |
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Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska |
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Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska |
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Reactions of Large Groups of Caribou to a Pipeline Corridor on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska |
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