Untangling effects of human disturbance and natural factors on mortality risk of migratory caribou

• Published in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Côté, Steeve D., Hénault Richard, Julien, Plante, Sabrina
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Editorial Office 2021
• Subjects: Habitat use; Human disturbance; Migratory caribou; Mortality risk; Predation risk; Weather conditions; Caribou des bois > Mortalité; Caribou des bois > Effets de l'homme sur; Arctic; Canada; Rivière aux Feuilles; Rivière George; Canis lupus; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/69561; https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00154

Human disturbances are rapidly increasing in northern and Arctic regions, raising concerns about the recovery and persistence of declining caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations. Yet, the consequences of behavioral responses toward human disturbances on vital rates rarely have been investigated. He...