Spring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) predicts annual variation in timing of peak faecal crude protein in mountain ungulates

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 582-589

  Hamel, Sandra ^a,b,g   Garel, Mathieu ^c,d,e,h   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^b,f   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^c,d   Côté, Steeve D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; Bighorn sheep; Faecal crude protein; Habitat quality; Mountain goat; NDVI; Timing of spring

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FECES; GOAT; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NDVI; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PROTEIN; SHEEP; SPRING (SEASON); TIME SERIES; TUNDRA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 65349111446     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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