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United Caribou Association of the Nunamiut [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Presented to the Faculty Of the University of Alaska Anchorage In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTHCaribou is one food source that the people in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska rely on as a dependable and ...
Tooyak, Andrew Jr
core  

Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks

open access: yesRangifer, 2007
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) populations in Jasper (JNP) and Banff National Parks (BNP) have declined since the 1970s, coincident with reduced fire activity in both parks, relative to historic levels.
Landon Shepherd   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Of all shapes and sizes: a theoretical framework for animal‐mediated terrestrial heterogeneity across scales

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Animals redistribute elements throughout their lives by depositing wastes and carcasses. Growing evidence shows that these zoogeochemical processes enhance landscape diversity and heterogeneity worldwide. We provide a descriptive framework for understanding how direct animal depositions (i.e.
Kristy M. Ferraro, Janey R. Lienau
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative patterns of winter habitat use by muskoxen and caribou in northern Alaska [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1992Snow depth and hardness strongly influenced selection of feeding zones, (i.e., those areas used for foraging), in late winter by both muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus grand) in ...
Biddlecomb, Mark Edward
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Annual and monthly range fidelity of female boreal woodland caribou in respons to petroleum development

open access: yesRangifer, 2010
Petroleum-sector development in northern Alberta, Canada has been implicated as one factor influencing the decline of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).
Boyan V. Tracz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forging Just Climate Policies: Reconciling Justice Perceptions in Deliberative Mini‐Publics

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Demands for ambitious climate measures have been accompanied by calls for a just transition, implying policies that take into account aspects of social justice in climate change mitigation. In many countries, deliberative mini‐publics, such as Citizens' Assemblies and Citizens' Juries, have been convened to develop recommendations for socially
Katariina Kulha
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Spectral Tuning of the Tapetum Lucidum in a Broadly Distributed Ungulate

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The tapetum lucidum, a biological reflector system found in the eyes of many vertebrate species, enhances visual sensitivity in low light conditions by reflecting light back through the retina. The structure of the ungulate tapetum fibrosum is unique, and its reflectance varies temporally in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).
Blaise A. Newman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caribou Run by Richard Kelly Kemick [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Review of Richard Kelly Kemick\u27s Caribou ...
McGiffin, Emily
core   +1 more source

Status and trends of Rangifer tarandus and Ovibos moschatus populations in Canada

open access: yesRangifer, 1992
We identified 97 Rangifer tarandus and 17 Ovibos moschatus populations in Canada. In July 1991, the Canadian populations totalled 1.9 to 2.6 million caribou, 13 600 reindeer and 108 600 muskoxen.
Michael A. D. Ferguson
doaj   +1 more source

A Middle and Late Devensian sequence from the northern part of Kents Cavern (Devon, UK)

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract 1920s/30s excavation of a Middle Devensian sequence in the northern part of Kents Cavern recovered important Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic archaeological material, including Britain's oldest known Homo sapiens remains. Questions remain about this material, including how it came to be in the cave.
Rob Dinnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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