Resource selection and abundance estimation of moose: Implications for caribou recovery in a human altered landscape

• Main Author: Peters, Wibke
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Montana 2010
• Subjects: Distance sampling; Moose; Resource selection; Spatial separation hypothesis; Woodland caribou; British Columbia; Canada; Alces alces; Canis lupus; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/830; https://scholarworks.umt.edu/context/etd/article/1849/viewcontent/10Jan11_WibkePeters_Thesis.pdf

Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are threatened across Canada due to human disturbance altering predator-prey dynamics. The niche specialization of caribou enables them to survive in nutrient-poor habitats spatially separated from other ungulates and their shared predators. The conversio...