Improving Peary Caribou Presence Predictions in MaxEnt Using Spatialized Snow Simulations

• Main Authors: Martineau, Chloé, Langlois, Alexandre, Gouttevin, Isabelle, Neave, Erin, Johnson, Cheryl A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; climate change; MaxEnt; Peary caribou; rain-on-snow; snow density; snow depth; locked pastures; SNOWPACK; species distribution modelling; Arctique; changements climatiques; caribou de Peary; pluie-sur-neige; densité de neige; épaisseur de neige; pâturages verrouillés; modélisation de la distribution des espèces; Antarctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Peary; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Arctic Archipelago; Arctique*; Climate change; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/74868

The Arctic has warmed at twice the global average over recent decades, which has led to a reduction in the spatial extent and mass balance of snow. The increase in occurrence of winter extreme events such as rain-on-snow, blizzards, and heat waves has a significant impact on snow thickness and densi...