The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review
The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is widely distributed over much of arctic Canada but only at a few locations do their densities remain high and populations relatively stable. These refugia constitute the most favourable muskox ranges in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Refugia for muskoxen in the Hig...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65552 2023-05-15T14:19:17+02:00 The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review Thomas, D.C. Miller, F.L. Russell, R.H. Parker, G.R. 1981-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65552 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65552/49466 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65552 ARCTIC; Vol. 34 No. 1 (1981): March: 1–100; 34-36 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Muskoxen Wildlife management Wildlife habitat Bailey Point N.W.T Melville Island N.W.T./Nunavut Queen Elizabeth Islands info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1981 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:35Z The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is widely distributed over much of arctic Canada but only at a few locations do their densities remain high and populations relatively stable. These refugia constitute the most favourable muskox ranges in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Refugia for muskoxen in the High Arctic include lowlands on eastern Axel Heiberg Island in the Mokka Fiord region, the lowlands of northeastern Devon Island, and the Bailey Point region of Melville Island . All of those regions historically have supported high densities of muskoxen from time to time but the Bailey Point region must be considered the best habitat for muskoxen in the Canadian High Arctic. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Archipelago Arctic Axel Heiberg Island Canadian Arctic Archipelago Devon Island muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus Queen Elizabeth Islands Melville Island University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Axel Heiberg Island ENVELOPE(-91.001,-91.001,79.752,79.752) Canada Canadian Arctic Archipelago Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Heiberg ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) Mokka Fiord ENVELOPE(-87.250,-87.250,79.585,79.585) Nunavut ARCTIC 34 1 |
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The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is widely distributed over much of arctic Canada but only at a few locations do their densities remain high and populations relatively stable. These refugia constitute the most favourable muskox ranges in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Refugia for muskoxen in the High Arctic include lowlands on eastern Axel Heiberg Island in the Mokka Fiord region, the lowlands of northeastern Devon Island, and the Bailey Point region of Melville Island . All of those regions historically have supported high densities of muskoxen from time to time but the Bailey Point region must be considered the best habitat for muskoxen in the Canadian High Arctic. . |
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The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review |
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The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review |
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The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review |
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The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review |
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The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review |
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bailey point region and other muskox refugia in the canadian arctic: a short review |
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