Lack of Reproduction in Muskoxen and Arctic Hares Caused by Early Winter?

• Main Author: Mech, L. David
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2000
• Subjects: arctic hare; Lepus arcticus; Ellesmere Island; malnutrition; muskox; Ovibos moschatus; population; reproduction; snow; weather; winter severity. lièvre arctique; île d’Ellesmere; boeuf musqué; neige; temps; rigueur de l’hiver; Animal Sciences; Behavior and Ethology; Biodiversity; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Policy; Life Sciences; Recreation; Parks and Tourism Administration; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Arctic; Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Canada; Eureka; Arctic hare; Arctique*; Lièvre arctique; ovibos moschatus; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/388; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1384/viewcontent/Mech_ARCTIC_2000_Lack_of_Reproduction.pdf

A lack of young muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) in the Eureka area of Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada, was observed during summer 1998, in contrast to most other years since 1986. Evidence of malnourished muskoxen was also found. Early wint...