Effects of petroleum development on terrain preferences of calving caribou

Arctic

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Nellemann, Christian ^a,b   Cameron, Raymond D ^c,d  

^a Dept of Biol and Nat Conservation ^*  (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calving; Caribou; Disturbance; Habitat; Oilfield; Petroleum development; Rangifer tarandus; Terrain

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; HUMAN DISTURBANCE;

USA, ALASKA, PRUDHOE BAY;

RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS GRANTI;

EID: 0030484338     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1180     Document Type: Article

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