An uncertain future for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou): The impact of climate change on winter distribution in Ontario [PDF]
Habitat alteration and climate change are two important environmental stressors posing increasing threats to woodland caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou, in Ontario.
Sara Masood +3 more
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Comparison of caribou physical characteristics from Yukon and neighboring caribou herds [PDF]
Data on seven external body measurements of caribou from six woodland and two barren-ground caribou herds from Yukon, Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia were compared.
David A. Gauthier, Richard F. Farnell
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Managing fire for woodland caribou in Jasper and Banff National Parks [PDF]
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
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Can woodland caribou and the forest industry coexist: The Ontario scene [PDF]
Ontario is in the process of developing a strategy to improve the likelihood of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and the forest industry coexisting in the province.
Gerald D. Racey +4 more
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Caribou nursery site habitat characteristics in two northern Ontario parks [PDF]
To prevent further range recession, habitat features essential to the life-history requisites of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) such as calving and nursery sites need to be protected for the persistence of the species.
Natasha L. Carr +2 more
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Annual and monthly range fidelity of female boreal woodland caribou in respons to petroleum development [PDF]
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
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Phylogeographical analysis of mtDNA data indicates postglacial expansion from multiple glacial refugia in woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). [PDF]
Glacial refugia considerably shaped the phylogeographical structure of species and may influence intra-specific morphological, genetic, and adaptive differentiation.
Cornelya F C Klütsch +2 more
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Examining the role of terrestrial lichen transplants in restoring woodland caribou winter habitat
The development of habitat restoration techniques for restoring critical woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) winter habitat will play an important role in meeting the management thresholds in woodland caribou recovery plans.
Sean B. Rapai +2 more
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The eastern migratory caribou: the role of genetic introgression in ecotype evolution [PDF]
Understanding the evolutionary history of contemporary animal groups is essential for conservation and management of endangered species like caribou (Rangifer tarandus).
Cornelya F. C. Klütsch +4 more
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Woodland caribou {Rangifer tarandus caribou) range across northern Ontario, occurring in both the Hudson Bay Lowlands and the Boreal Forest. Woodland caribou extend south well into the merchantable forest, occurring in licensed and/or actively managed ...
Ted (E.R) Armstrong
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