Range Expansion by Moose into Coastal Temperate Rainforests of British Columbia, Canada

• Main Authors: Darimont, C. T., Paquet, P. C., Reimchen, T. E., Crichton, V.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2005
• Subjects: Alces alces; British Columbia; coastal temperate rainforest; Canis lupus; distribution; range expansion; traditional ecological knowledge; Animal Studies; Population Biology; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Canada
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/bioeopp/3; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=bioeopp

Ranges of species are dynamic and respond to long-term climate change and contemporary effects such as habitat modification. We report here that moose (Alces alces) have recently colonized coastal temperate rainforests of British Columbia, Canada. Contrary to recent publications, field observations...