Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska

Stine Højlund Pedersen; Torsten W. Bentzen; Adele K. Reinking; Glen E. Liston; Kelly J. Elder; Elizabeth A. Lenart; Alexander K. Prichard; Jeffrey M. Welker

doi:10.1186/s40462-021-00276-4

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Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska

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Authors:

Stine Højlund Pedersen, Torsten W. Bentzen, Adele K. Reinking, Glen E. Liston, Kelly J. Elder, Elizabeth A. Lenart, Alexander K. Prichard, Jeffrey M. Welker

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00276-4

Source:

Movement Ecology

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Abstract

Caribou and reindeer across the Arctic spend more than two thirds of their lives moving in snow. Yet snow-specific mechanisms driving their winter ecology and potentially influencing herd health and movement patterns are not well known. Integrative research coupling snow and wildlife sciences using observations, models, and wildlife tracking technologies can help fill this knowledge void.

Keywords

caribou, reindeer, snow depth, winter range, snow

Citation

Pedersen, Stine Hojlund; Bentzen, Torsten W.; Reinking, Adele K.; Liston, Glen E.; Elder, Kelly; Lenart, Elizabeth A.; Prichard, Alexander K.; Welker, Jeffrey M. 2021. Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska. Movement Ecology. 9(1): 5691-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00276-4.