Download or read book Winter Habitat Use by Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in the Owl Lake Region of Manitoba written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Winter Habitat Use by Woodland Aribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in the Owl Lake Region of Manitoba written by Isabel M. Martinez and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter habitat use by woodland caribou belonging to the Owl Lake herd was researched. The Owl Lake herd is the most southerly occurring herd within Manitoba, and is comprised of an estimated 50-60 individuals. During 1995-1997, relocation data were obtained from eight woodland caribou (six females and two males) equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. Data were analyzed for the November through February use period. These location data were related to vegetation types obtained from detailed sampling of the habitat. Sites located in areas which had been affected by logging and road development, as well as undisturbed control sites, were examined. Results demonstrated that collared woodland caribou selected habitats consisting of jack pine 71-100% within cut classes 3 and 5. Vegetation data established that these intermediate to old-growth jack pine habitats were located in upland sites and were characterized by abundant arboreal and terrestrial lichens. Results further indicated that habitat alteration associated with linear developments was minimal. However, woodland caribou avoidance of quality winter habitat adjacent to operational roads suggests that disturbance issues may be significant for this species. Timber harvesting operations should exclude key habitat components demonstrated to be of importance to woodland caribou. Additional research is recommended, and it is proposed that research efforts be diversified.

Download or read book Winter Habitat Use by Woodland Aribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in the Owl Lake Region of Manitoba written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter habitat use by woodland caribou belonging to the Owl Lake herd was researched. The Owl Lake herd is the most southerly occurring herd within Manitoba, and is comprised of an estimated 50-60 individuals. During 1995-1997, relocation data were obtained from eight woodland caribou (six females and two males) equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. Data were analyzed for the November through February use period. These location data were related to vegetation types obtained from detailed sampling of the habitat. Sites located in areas which had been affected by logging and road development, as well as undisturbed control sites, were examined. Results demonstrated that collared woodland caribou selected habitats consisting of jack pine 71-100% within cut classes 3 and 5. Vegetation data established that these intermediate to old-growth jack pine habitats were located in upland sites and were characterized by abundant arboreal and terrestrial lichens. Results further indicated that habitat alteration associated with linear developments was minimal. However, woodland caribou avoidance of quality winter habitat adjacent to operational roads suggests that disturbance issues may be significant for this species. Timber harvesting operations should exclude key habitat components demonstrated to be of importance to woodland caribou. Additional research is recommended, and it is proposed that research efforts be diversified.

Download or read book Home Range and Core Area Determination Habitat Use and Sensory Effects of All Weather Access on Boreal Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in Eastern Manitoba written by Doug W. Schindler and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou Gmelin) are listed as "Threatened" under the Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA) and provincially under the Manitoba Endangered Species Act (MESA). Two of three provincially designated high-risk boreal woodland caribou ranges occur in eastern Manitoba and have been studied using Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking technology. This project was undertaken with the cooperation of the Eastern Manitoba Woodland Caribou Advisory Committee (EMWCAC). I investigated the development of an objective criterion using an adaptive kernel analysis to define core areas of use and the sensory effects of all weather access. A Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model for woodland caribou was evaluated to determine if woodland caribou were selecting high quality habitat as defined by the model. Habitat use and selection at course and fine scales was assessed to determine landscape and stand level selection and use. A case study of habitat use and selection using forest inventory attribute data was also conducted and a comparative analysis was undertaken to determine differences in habitat use and selection between two ecologically distinct caribou populations. The criteria used to define core areas yielded mapping outputs that could provide a surrogate for critical habitat and a basis for management zoning and habitat planning. Analysis of the animal use of high quality habitat as predicted by the HSI model illustrated that woodland caribou selection of high quality habitat versus its availability is significant. Course or landscape scale habitat selection and use analysis illustrated that woodland caribou require large tracts of jack pine dominated forest containing black spruce, treed rock and muskegs. At the fine or stand level scale, woodland caribou selected habitat based on discrete variables described in the forest inventory attribute data. Woodland caribou preferred 60 - 80 year old pine dominated forest with a crown closure greater than 50%, interspersed with black spruce, rock outcrop and treed muskegs. Woodland caribou habitat containing greater proportions of treed rock and muskeg in pine dominated forest was important to woodland caribou in eastern Manitoba. The effects of the Happy Lake Road on woodland caribou use and animal energetics are measurable. Woodland caribou illustrate avoidance at approximately 2 kilometres from the road with maximum use of habitat occurring at 9 kilometres from the road. The location of the Happy Lake Road may be favourable considering the location of the Black River. Avoidance of the Happy Lake Road by the Owl Lake animals may be a function of predator and human avoidance. General management implications from this study include the use of the objective criteria for adaptive kernel analysis to determine ecologically representative core use areas that can be used in integrated management zoning. It also has application as a tool for proactive monitoring in the determination of core areas and critical habitat in resource development and mitigation.

Download or read book Seasonal Movements Habitat Utilization and Population Ecology of Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou Gmelin in the Wallace Aikens Lake Region of Southeastern Manitoba written by William Richard Darby and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the general public has some knowledge of migratory barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus L.), but few people realize that a larger counterpart, the woodland caribou (R. t. caribou Gmelin), exists in southern Canada. At present, the latter's range includes Newfoundland and most undeveloped areas of the boreal coniferous forest. Prior to European settlement, it included parts of the northern United States, but since 1750, the southern limit of distribution has receded steadily. In the past, representatives of the genus Rangifer were divided into many species and subspecies by several classification schemes. Banfield (1961) consolidated all races into one species (Rangifer tarandus) with five extant subspecies in North America: woodland caribou (R. t. caribou Gmelin), Grant's caribou (R. t. granti Allen) of the Yukon Territory and Alaska, barren-ground caribou (R. t. groenlandicus L.) of northern Canada, Peary's caribou (R. t. pearyi Allen) of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and domestic reindeer (R. t. tarandus L.) of the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, Northwest Territories. However, consolidation of the genus by Banfield (1961) did not obviate the fact that many differences in behaviour still exist among the incorporated races, including those within the R. t. caribou subspecies (cf. Shoesmith 1978). Investigations of woodland caribou in closed forest habitat are exceedingly difficult, and little information exists on their ecology. 0ften, extrapolations cannot be made from the existing literature. Reasons for the shrinking distribution and decline of woodland caribou are controversial. Nonetheless, widespread development of caribou habitat has always been attended by disappearance of the subspecies. Woodland caribou constitute a valuable resource for tourism, recreation, and the economy of native people. If mismanaged, the resource will disappear. Baseline data on woodland caribou in developing areas of Manitoba are needed. Information on the ecology of local populations would be valuable in making management decisions. This study was initiated to obtain data on caribou in the Wallace-Aikens lakes area of southeastern Manitoba. For purposes of convenience, the caribou in this area will be referred to as the Aikens Lake herd. The major objectives were: (l) to gather information on seasonal movements, distribution, and herd behaviour; and (2) to collect data on herd size, reproduction, mortality, and other aspects of population ecology. A minor objective was to examine aspects of habitat utilization.

Download or read book Habitat Use by Woodland Caribou in a Managed Boreal Forest Landscape written by Terrence J. C. Honsberger and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou ) populations throughout much of the boreal forest have decreased as a result of changes to forest composition, including an increase in moose (Alces alces ) and wolf (Canis lupus ) density with increased predation on caribou. For this study, a multi-scalar analysis of Argos telemetry data from 18 radio-collared caribou during 2000-2009 in northwestern Ontario compared their use of habitat in a landscape with a longer history of logging (Lake Nipigon area) with their use of habitat in an adjacent, less exploited landscape, managed following caribou mosaic guidelines (Ogoki area). The objective was to determine whether differences in caribou habitat use occurred with varying availability of winter habitat patches and varying moose density for these two landscapes."-- from abstract.

Download or read book Seasonal Movements Habitat Use and Winter Feeding Ecology of Woodland Caribou in West central British Columbia written by Deborah Bernadette Cichowski and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West-Central BC Caribou Research Project was set up to investigate potential effects of logging on caribou in the Tweedsmuir-Entiako and Itcha-Ilgachuz-Rainbow areas. The original studies were expanded to include more intensive investigations of winter range and population parameters. The objectives of the project were to determine seasonal movements, habitat use and food habits of caribou in these areas, especially during winter so that logging guidelines compatible with caribou winter habitat use could be developed; and to determine population size, calf production, and calf and adult survival, so that current population status and limiting factors could be determined. This report summarizes results on caribou seasonal movements, habitat use and food habits. The report discusses methods for capture and marking, seasonal movements and habitat use, snow measurements, winter feeding ecology and fecal analyses. Results and discussion are also provided for these as well as for winter forest cover type use.

Download or read book Caribou Winter Habitat in the New Forest written by G. D. Racey and published by [Thunder Bay, Ont.] : Northwest Science & Technology. This book was released on 1996 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a study of an area near Lucy Lake, northern Ontario, where woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) have been found to utilise a previously logged forest. This of the first known incidences of such utilisation in continental North America. Forest stand conditions in the area are described and possible explanations provided for the apparent suitability of this forest as caribou winter habitat. Implications for forest management in the caribou range are discussed.

Download or read book An Evaluation of Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou Calving Habitat in the Wabowden Area Manitoba written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wabowden woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) herd in north central Manitoba is considered at high risk due to potential loss of desirable habitat caused by forestry operations. The objectives of this study were to identify and examine the characteristics of calving habitat of the Wabowden caribou herd, to describe and evaluate the habitat in terms of timber resource values, and to identify potential conflicts between caribou habitat requirements and forestry operations. Telemetry locations from 14 female caribou between the middle of May to the end of June in 1995 and 1997 were examined. The calving habitat was described using the Forest Ecosystem Classification for Manitoba, Forest Resource Inventory attributes, and ground vegetation composition data collected from 58 caribou locations. Field data suggested that during the study period, marked cows were often associated with lowland black spruce stands scattered across muskeg. No use of islands in lakes was observed. Habitat use and availability analysis indicated that caribou seemed to avoid deciduous stands, stands with early cutting classes, and non-black spruce conifer stands. The use of treed muskeg was more than expected from its availability. No significant differences were found between calving habitat and random locations in terms of habitat heterogeneity and distance from landscape objects, with the exception of the distance from transmission lines. Timber merchantability of survey sites indicated that the calving habitat in the northern portion of the study area was potentially at risk due to habitat alteration by forestry operations. Calving habitats found in the central and southern part of study area mostly had low timber merchantability, mainly due to the inaccessibility and isolation of the stands.

Download or read book Woodland Caribou Habitat Evaluation written by D. R. Storey and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A score sheet method of evaluation was developed and tested for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin)) in the Reed Lake area of north central Manitoba. Technique places definite values on the habitat types allowing indication of areas critical to caribou.

Download or read book An Evaluation of Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou Calving Habitat in the Wabowden Area Manitoba written by Tamaki Hirai and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canopy Snow and Lichens on Woodland Caribou Range in Southeastern Manitoba written by James Allan Schaefer and published by [Thunder Bay, Ont.] : Lakehead Centre for Northern Studies. This book was released on 1990 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calving Ground Habitat Selection of Boreal Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in the Owl Flintstone Range written by Daniel L. J. Dupont and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boreal woodland caribou -- calving -- islands -- bog -- black spruce -- lichen.

Download or read book A Score Sheet Method of Woodland Caribou Habitat Evaluation written by K. M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A score sheet method of evaluation was developed and tested for woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin)) in the Reed Lake area of north central Manitoba. Technique places definite values on habitat types allowing indication of areas critical to caribou.

Download or read book Habitat Characteristics of Late Wintering Areas Used by Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in Northeastern Ontario written by John E. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Winter Ecology of Cape Churchill Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Ssp written by Mitch William Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspects of snow conditions, plant community use, and feeding habits were examined for caribou occupying the Cape Churchill Wildlife Management Area. Studies were carried out over each of the 1989-90 and 1990-91 snow seasons. Attempts were made to interrelate feeding habits and plant community use with changing snow conditions based on 7 snow stations set up within four taiga and three tundra plant communities. Fundamental differences between taiga and tundra snow conditions are also discussed. Plant communities were described based on quadrat and point quarter methods, prior to snowfall, within each of four taiga and three tundra plant community snow stations. Snow conditions at snow stations and caribou feeding sites were quantified through the excavation and examination of snow profiles... Taiga and tundra snow conditions are fundamentally different. This was primarily due to the effects of wind on the more exposed tundra and the relative lack of wind in the taiga... Cape Churchill caribou displayed a wide use of plant communities that varied both throughout the snow seasons and between them. Snow conditions within taiga plant communities differed both between themselves over both snow seasons, and differed between the two snow seasons. Tundra plant communities also displayed variability over the same periods though not as severe as taiga sites. Cape Churchill caribou did however remain in feeding sites beyond threshold levels if suitable alternate plant communities were not available. These data imply that conventional wildlife management techniques used to determine caribou range tend dramatically to underestimate actual requirements. Through the long term field monitoring of representative plant community snow conditions and winter habitat use by caribou, a more realistic estimate of caribou range can be achieved.

Download or read book Woodland Caribou and Their Habitat in Southern and Central British Columbia written by Susan K. Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study looks at the distribution, population status, andmanagement (including harvest) of caribou in southern and centralBritish Columbia; seasonal habitat use, food habits, and otheraspects of the animals' ecology; patterns of forest harvesting, silvicultural treatment, fire history, insect attack, and otherphenomena that affect caribou habitat; the pattern and age offorest stands available to caribou; the status of forestmanagement planning and the pressure on the timber supply in theTimber Supply Areas that support caribou; current policies forhabitat protection and the options that are available forintegrating caribou management and timber harvesting; factorsaffecting numbers of large ungulates; the extent and quality ofcurrently available information. The study makes recommendationsregarding research topics, hypotheses, priorities, and studyareas and the needs for management analysis.