Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland
During the summer of 1974, daily observations of muskoxen were recorded for a number of sites along Kong Oscars Fjord. Individuals sighted numbered 330, and the population of the region was estimated at 405, representing a density of about 0.6 animals per square kilometre in areas below the 200-metr...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65735 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland Ferns, Peter N. 1977-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65735 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65735/49649 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65735 ARCTIC; Vol. 30 No. 1 (1977): March: 1–68; 52-60 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Animal population Muskoxen Greenland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1977 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:45Z During the summer of 1974, daily observations of muskoxen were recorded for a number of sites along Kong Oscars Fjord. Individuals sighted numbered 330, and the population of the region was estimated at 405, representing a density of about 0.6 animals per square kilometre in areas below the 200-metre contour. Comparison with counts from as far back as 1954 reveals that the population has increased on average by two per cent per annum over the last twenty years, allowing a partial recovery from its previously depleted level. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic East Greenland Greenland muskox University of Calgary Journal Hosting Greenland ARCTIC 30 1 |
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During the summer of 1974, daily observations of muskoxen were recorded for a number of sites along Kong Oscars Fjord. Individuals sighted numbered 330, and the population of the region was estimated at 405, representing a density of about 0.6 animals per square kilometre in areas below the 200-metre contour. Comparison with counts from as far back as 1954 reveals that the population has increased on average by two per cent per annum over the last twenty years, allowing a partial recovery from its previously depleted level. |
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Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland |
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Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland |
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Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland |
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Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland |
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Muskox Abundance in the Southern Part of the Range in East Greenland |
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muskox abundance in the southern part of the range in east greenland |
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