Moose, caribou and fire: have we got it right yet?

• Main Authors: DeMars, Craig A., Serrouya, Robert D, Mumma, Matthew A., Gillingham, Michael P, McNay, R. Scott, Boutin, Stan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2019
• Subjects: Caribou Range; Alces alces; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/96647; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2018-0319

Natural disturbance plays a key role in shaping community dynamics. Within Canadian boreal forests, the dominant form of natural disturbance is fire, and its effects are thought to influence the dynamics between moose (Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)) and the boreal ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangife...