Summer Resource Selection and Identification of Important Habitat Prior to Industrial Development for the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd in Northern Alaska

Many caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations are declining worldwide in part due to disturbance from human development. Prior to human development, important areas of habitat should be identified to help managers minimize adverse effects. Resource selection functions can help identify these areas by...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 7; no. 11; p. e48697
Main Authors:	Wilson, Ryan R., Prichard, Alexander K., Parrett, Lincoln S., Person, Brian T., Carroll, Geoffry M., Smith, Melanie A., Rea, Caryn L., Yokel, David A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 05.11.2012 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Alaska Animal behavior Animals Bars Behavior, Animal Biology Caribou Climate Climate and human activity Conservation of Natural Resources Data acquisition Economic development Ecosystem Emergency preparedness Estimates Female Females Grasses Gravel Homing Behavior Industrial development Information management Infrastructure Insecta - physiology Insects Lakes Land management Meadows Natural gas Parturition Petroleum mining Population Population Dynamics Pregnancy Rangifer tarandus Real estate development Reindeer Reindeer - physiology Seasons Summer Vegetation Canada United States > US Alaska
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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