Assessment of effects of an oil pipeline on Caribou, Rangifer tarandus granti, use of riparian habitats in arctic Alaska, 2001-2003

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-330

  Noel, Lynn E ^a   Butcher, Matthew K ^a   Cronin, Matthew A ^a,b   Streever, Bill ^c  

^a ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Alaska; Badami pipeline riparian habitat; Caribou; Insects; Rangifer tarandus granti; Summer; Time lapse video

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIOR; DEER; HABITAT USE; INSECT; MOVEMENT; OIL PIPELINE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; RIVER CHANNEL; SUMMER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS GRANTI;

EID: 38349071730     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i3.323     Document Type: Article

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