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An adaptive approach to endangered species recovery based on a management experiment: reducing moose to reduce apparent competition with woodland caribou
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Species that are rare yet widely distributed are among the most challenging to conserve. The mountain ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is declining because of apparent competition with non-caribou ungulates (NCU) such as moose (Alces alces). I experimentally assessed whether...
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Fall 2013
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) populations in Canada are threatened by climate change and anthropogenic landscape disturbance, which may negatively affect caribou energetics and range occupancy, with negative consequences for vital rates. Caribou are the basis of economy and spirituality for...
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EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, VEGETATION AND ROADS ON CARIBOU DISTRIBUTION IN WESTERN NORTH-AMERICA
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are a vital component of the cultural history and contemporary existence of First Nations and northern communities. However, caribou habitat is increasingly threatened by cumulative effects of climate change and land-use pressures from human settlement, forestry, and...
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Let the winter sun shine on, let me feel the frost of dawn: Rangifer tarandus osteology, anatomy, and identity
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Rangifer tarandus, the species which encompasses both caribou in North America and reindeer in Eurasia, is a keystone species for both the cultures and the ecosystems of the circumpolar world. Because of this, human interactions with reindeer and caribou throughout history are of great interest...
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Measuring wildlife response to seismic lines to inform land use planning decisions in northwest Canada
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Development of hydrocarbon resources across northwest Canada has spurred economic prosperity but also generated concerns over impacts to biodiversity. To balance these interests, comprehensive land use plans have been used to match targeted management strategies to ecological components deemed...
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Energy requirements of moose (AIces alces) and wapiti (Cervus elaphus) calves were compared from December to February to determine whether metabolic requirements were lower in a boreal-adapted than in a parkland-adapted wild cervid. Eight calves of each species were divided equally into groups...
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Seasonal patterns of mortality for boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in an intact environment
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Seasonality is an important component in shaping the dynamics that influence ecosystems, including mortality. Animals experience temporal variation in vulnerability to mortality due to interactions among environmental conditions, nutritional condition, age and life stages, and changes in their...
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Triage for conserving populations of threatened species: The case of woodland caribou in Alberta.
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Hauer, G., Adarnowicz, W., Boutin, S., Schneider, R.
Prioritization of conservation efforts for threatened and endangered species has tended to focus on factors measuring the risk of extirpation rather than the probability of success and cost. Approaches such as triage are advisable when three main conditions are present: insufficient capacity...