Does seasonal variation in forage quality influence the potential for resource competition between muskoxen and Peary caribou on Banks Island?

Inter- and intra-annual variation in forage quality may influence population dynamics of Peary caribou and muskoxen on Banks Island. From 1993 to 1998 we collected 300 composite samples of sedge (Carex aquatilis and Carex spp.), willow (Salix arctica), legume (Oxytropis spp. and Astragalus spp.), an...

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Main Authors: Nicholas C. Larter, John A. Nagy, David S. Hik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2002-03-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1533