Current state of knowledge of calving grounds Amount of information Shifts in location Habitat diversity Amount of Information 50 unknown 20 Analyzed 30 Mapped Patterns of use ID: 763288
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Current state of knowledge of calving grounds Amount of information Shifts in location Habitat diversity
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Amount of Information 50% unknown 20% Analyzed 30% Mapped
Patterns of use Directional shift Non-directional shift WAH, TLH , BEV, AHI QMH, TAI BAH , LRH, GRHPCHCAH
Calving distribution map from Gunn et al. 2008 Bathurst herd, Canada
1982 to 1987 1974 to 1980 2010 George River herd, Canada
Meerdink , S. and Petrov, A. 2012. Taimyr wild reindeer spatial fidelity and calving grounds dynamics in a changing climate. ARCSES working paper 001-2012. University of Northern Iowa, IA Taimyr wild reindeer. Russia
Habitat diversity
Cumulative growing degree days
Tussock, sedges, shrubs Wet sedge Tall shrub Bedrock lichen Sparse vegetation Calving grounds Larger area – similar climate
Bluenose West Bluenose East