Caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) play a central role in the ecology and culture of much
of Canada, where they were once the most abundant cervid. Most populations are currently …

Tree-ring dating (dendrochronology) is a method of scientific dating based on the analysis of
tree-ring growth patterns. As author James Speer notes, trees are remarkable bioindicators …

The lichen woodland (LW) is an open-crown subarctic forest distributed principally in North
America where it extends from Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada to the Yukon and Alaska. It …

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) use body
stores (capital) and food intake (income) for survival and reproduction. Intakes of low …

Individual differences in body mass exert a major influence on several life-history traits of
mammals. We investigated the factors influencing variation in body mass of calves of …

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) has been fundamental to the diet and culture of Arctic
Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years. Although caribou populations observe natural …

Research on the human dimensions of climate change (HDCC) in the Canadian Arctic has
expanded so rapidly over the past decade that we do not have a clear grasp of the current …

Individual condition generally depends on density and is partly determined by habitat quality
and climate. We studied long-term trends in the condition and productivity of female caribou …

In many vertebrates size is one of the most influential and variable individual characteristics
and a strong determinant of reproductive success. Body size is generally density dependent …

Increased shrub growth has been observed across the Arctic with recent climate warming
trends, whilst many populations of caribou and reindeer (Rangifer) have been in decline …