Altitudinal Movements and Summer Habitat Preferences of Woodland Caribou in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon Territory

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Oosenbrug, Sebastian M., Theberge, John B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Animal food; Animal migration; Caribou; Mountains; Plant distribution; Ungulates; Wildlife habitat; Kluane Lake region; Yukon; Caribou Mountains; Kluane Lake; Kluane Ranges; Arctic; caribou; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65600

The altitudinal movements, preferred topography and plant communities of 150 to 200 woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) were recorded for two summers. Nine subalpine or alpine tundra communities constituting their major summer range were quantitatively described. Caribou calved in shrub com...