Exposure to historical burn rates shapes the response of boreal caribou to timber harvesting
Abstract Studying the response of wildlife to anthropogenic disturbances in light of their evolutionary history may help explain their capacity to adapt to novel ecological conditions. In the North American boreal forest, wildfire has been the main natural disturbance driving ecosystem dynamics for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2739 |