Distribution and habitat use of caribou, rangifer tarandus caribou, and moose, alces alces andersoni, in the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness area, British Columbia

• Main Authors: Boonstra, Rudy, Sinclair, A. R. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 1984
• Subjects: Aerial survey. British Columbia; Caribou; Rangifer tarandus caribou; distribution; habitat selection; Moose; Alces alces andersoni; movement; Spatsizi; British Columbia; Canada; Spatsizi Plateau; Stikine; Stikine River; Alces alces; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/480

A systematic aerial survey technique with calibrated transects to measure habitat preferences and movements of large mammals in remote areas of Canada is described. Four surveys were conducted in the Spatsizi Park, British Columbia, to monitor major movement patterns, distribution, and habitat prefe...