Shifting targets in the tundra: Protection of migratory caribou calving grounds must account for spatial changes over time

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-173

  Taillon, Joëlle ^a   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^b   Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calving grounds; Conservation planning; Habitat protection; Migratory caribou

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEER; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TUNDRA; WILD POPULATION;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84858150510     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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