Download or read book Peatland Habitat Use and Selection by Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in Northern Alberta 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 Peatland Habitat Use and Selection by Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in Northern Alberta microform written by Robert B. Anderson and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1999 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou Home Range and Habitat use Relationships to Industrial Activity in Northeastern Alberta written by Boyan Vsevolod Tracz and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Multi scale Habitat Selection by Mountain Caribou in West Central Alberta written by Tara Dawn Szkorupa and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou Habitat Classification in Northeastern Alberta Using Remote Sensing written by Gerardo-Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa and published by Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. This book was released on 2001 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The World s Largest Wetlands written by Lauchlan H. Fraser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts share their understanding of the ecology of large wetlands, their significance and their conservation.

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 Woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou habitat classification in northeastern Alberta using remote sensing written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Plasticity in Selection Strategies of Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou During Winter and Calving written by David D. Gustine and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Status of the Woodland Caribou Rangifer Tarandus Caribou in Alberta written by Alberta. Alberta Environment and published by Alberta Environment. This book was released on 2001 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Assessing Cumulative Human Impacts on Northern Woodland Caribou with Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Selection Functions written by Jean Lieppert Polfus and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are federally listed and declining across Canada because of the cumulative impacts of human infrastructure development. The Atlin northern mountain herd, in the territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN), British Columbia, is less affected by development than southern herds. However, recent low productivity in this herd suggests that the impacts of development (i.e., roads, mines, cabins and towns) may be accumulating. To predict the cumulative impact of human development on the Atlin herd, we developed seasonal resource selection functions (RSF) at 2 spatial scales with data from 10 global positioning system collared caribou. We modeled habitat selection and assessed cumulative effects by estimating the zone of influence (ZOI) around several types of human development. At the landscape and home range scale caribou avoided the ZOI and selected pine-lichen forests in winter and alpine habitats in summer. Approximately 8 and 2% of high quality habitat was lost due to avoidance of current development at the landscape scale in winter and summer, respectively. Future development of access roads to 2 mines would cause a further loss of 1% of high quality habitat. Negotiating the complex political dynamics that surround caribou conservation often requires new approaches to management and recovery planning. The incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with Western science could improve efficiency of management decisions and enhance the validity and robustness of ecological inferences. Therefore, we evaluated how well RSF and TEK habitat models predicted current woodland caribou observations and compared the spatial predictions of both modeling approaches. Habitat suitability index models were generated from TEK interviews with TRTFN members. Though comparison of habitat ranks between the 2 models showed spatial discrepancies in some cases, overall, both approaches had high model performance and successfully predicted caribou occurrence. Our results suggest TEK can be used to identify caribou habitat and is a useful approach in northern ecosystems that frequently lack long-term ecological data that are needed to inform management decisions. Combining TEK-based habitat suitability index models with cumulative effects assessments will facilitate recovery goals for woodland caribou across northern Canada.

Download or read book Research Techniques in Animal Ecology written by Luigi Boitani and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present biodiversity crisis is rife with opportunities to make important conservation decisions; however, the misuse or misapplication of the methods and techniques of animal ecology can have serious consequences for the survival of species. Still, there have been relatively few critical reviews of methodology in the field. This book provides an analysis of some of the most frequently used research techniques in animal ecology, identifying their limitations and misuses, as well as possible solutions to avoid such pitfalls. In the process, contributors to this volume present new perspectives on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Research Techniques in Animal Ecology is an overarching account of central theoretical and methodological controversies in the field, rather than a handbook on the minutiae of techniques. The editors have forged comprehensive presentations of key topics in animal ecology, such as territory and home range estimates, habitation evaluation, population viability analysis, GIS mapping, and measuring the dynamics of societies. Striking a careful balance, each chapter begins by assessing the shortcomings and misapplications of the techniques in question, followed by a thorough review of the current literature, and concluding with possible solutions and suggested guidelines for more robust investigations.

Download or read book Close Encounters of the Burned Kind written by Kelsey L.M. Russell and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest fire is the primary natural disturbance process influencing the distribution and abundance of terrestrial lichens across ranges of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), including the Klaza Caribou Herd in west-central Yukon. I used stand and understory data to understand variation in the abundance of lichens in burns of various ages. Focusing on the distribution of individual caribou, I used a dataset of GPS collar locations to examine resource selection on the winter range and within burns. Results suggested that burns provided suboptimal habitat for the KCH until 50 years post-fire; however, analyses focused on the use of burned habitat indicated that they regularly encountered burns and opportunistically used remnant lichen within the burn perimeter. The relationship between caribou and burned landscapes is complex and non-linear indicating that wildlife managers should look beyond burn age to account for the effects of fire on the availability and quality of caribou habitat.

Download or read book Woodland Caribou Habitat Selection During Winter and Along Migratory Routes in Westcentral Alberta written by Dorothy Joanne Saher and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 250 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.