Compensatory selection for roads over natural linear features by wolves in northern Ontario: Implications for caribou conservation.

Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Ontario are a threatened species that have experienced a substantial retraction of their historic range. Part of their decline has been attributed to increasing densities of anthropogenic linear features such as trails, roads, railways, and hydro lines...

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Main Authors: Erica J Newton, Brent R Patterson, Morgan L Anderson, Arthur R Rodgers, Lucas M Vander Vennen, John M Fryxell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5695599?pdf=render