Changes in vegetative cover on Western Arctic Herd winter range from 1981 to 2005: potential effects of grazing and climate change

The population of the Western Arctic Herd, estimated at 490 000 caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) in 2003, is at its highest level in 30 years. Twenty permanent range transects were established in the winter range of the Western Arctic Herd in 1981 to assess the impacts of grazing. These transects...

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Main Authors: Kyle Joly, Randi R. Jandt, Cynthia R. Meyers, Martha J. Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/345