The snowpatch as relief habitat for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou Gmelin) at Macmillan Pass, N.W.T.

• Author / Creator

  Ion, Peter Gordon.

• Masters (M.Sc.) thesis. Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou Gmelin) have been observed to congregate on permanent snowpatches during the summer-fly season at Macmillan Pass, NWT. Thesis proposes that the snowpatch is selected as a "relief habitat", due to reduced mosquito harassment and behavioural thermoregulation in response to heat stress.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Caribou--Northwest Territories--Macmillan Pass--Behavior--Climatic factors
  • Caribou--Northwest Territories--Macmillan Pass--Habitat

• Graduation date

  1986

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R38G8FT67

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.