Title
Application of herd viability models for boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) to a Northern Mountain Caribou Herd
Author(s)
Reid, D.G., Francis, S. & Antoniuk, T.
Published
2013
Publisher
Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management, 2, 67-79
Abstract
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herds of the northern mountain population in British Columbia and Yukon are facing increased human development and habitat alteration. Managers need to better understand at what stage these changes will become a conservation issue. Historical declines in numerous herds of the Boreal Woodland Caribou population prompted development of three models relating herd viability to human footprint and proportion of the land base changed to early-seral conditions by natural or human disturbance. This study applies these models to the range of a northern mountain herd, the Carcross Caribou Herd (CCH), in southcentral Yukon, to understand whether and how the boreal models could be used in a northern mountain context.
Keywords
Caribou, herd viability, northern boreal
Full Citation
Reid, D.G., Francis, S. & Antoniuk, T. (2013). Application of herd viability models for boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) to a northern mountain caribou herd. Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management, 2, 67-79.

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