Calving ground habitat selection of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Owl-Flintstone range

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dc.contributor.authorDupont, Daniel L. J.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWalker, David (Environment and Geography) Riewe, Rick (Biological Sciences) Brannen, Denis (Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBaydack, Rick (Environment and Geography) Kotak, Brian (Environment and Geography)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-11T21:12:22Z
dc.date.available2014-04-11T21:12:22Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-11
dc.degree.disciplineEnvironment and Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Environment (M.Env.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Owl-Flintstone range in southeastern Manitoba is among the most at risk in the province. Through a series of transects and plots established throughout the study area, this study characterized calving habitat at a fine scale, examined the use of caribou calving areas by large mammals and examined if a calving habitat model correctly identified high quality calving habitat. Parturient females utilized black spruce dominated islands and peninsulas on lakes as well as islands and peninsulas in bogs. Bear utilized both predicted low and high quality sites. Black spruce and lichen cover were significantly greater within known calving sites compared to predicted low quality habitat. Forbs, herbs and downed woody debris values were significantly lower within known calving sites compared to predicted high quality sites. The calving habitat model correctly identified both high quality and low quality calving habitat in the Owl-Flintstone range, however parameters could be refined.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23449
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectboreal woodland caribouen_US
dc.subjectcalvingen_US
dc.subjectislandsen_US
dc.subjectbogen_US
dc.subjectblack spruceen_US
dc.subjectlichenen_US
dc.titleCalving ground habitat selection of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Owl-Flintstone rangeen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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