Dynamic responses of calving caribou to oilfields in northern Alaska

Arctic

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-190

  Haskell, Shawn P ^a   Nielson, Ryan M ^b   Ballard, Warren B ^a   Cronin, Matthew A ^c   McDonald, Trent L ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Avoidance; Calving caribou; Distribution; Habituation; Oilfields; Rangifer tarandus; Road surveys; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

CAVING; COASTAL PLAIN; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HABITUATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OIL FIELD; RESEARCH WORK; ROAD; SNOW;

ALASKA; CARIBOU COUNTY; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33746405167     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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