Reconstructing the Summer Diet of Wolves in a Complex Multi-Ungulate System in Northern Manitoba, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorMoayeri, Michelle
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWalker, David (Environment and Geography) Roth, James (Biological Sciences)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBaydack, Rick (Environment and Geography)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-10T20:24:30Z
dc.date.available2013-04-10T20:24:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-10
dc.degree.disciplineEnvironment and Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding wolf (Canis lupus) food habits provides critical information for boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou; forest-dwelling ecotype) recovery strategies. By incorporating the stable isotope ratios of different caribou ecotypes into a stable isotope mixing model, I determined the relative importance of boreal woodland caribou in the summer diet of wolves in northern Manitoba, Canada. Boreal woodland caribou were primary summer prey for wolves collected in winter in registered trapline (RTL) districts where these caribou are considered rare, suggesting migratory behaviour in some wolves. Moose were primary prey in other RTL districts, followed by boreal woodland caribou, with beaver providing important contributions. Recovery strategies for woodland caribou should investigate annual wolf, caribou, and moose movement in the region to complement these findings and gain a better insight into this complex ecosystem.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/18725
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectwolvesen_US
dc.subjectstable isotope analysisen_US
dc.subjectmooseen_US
dc.subjectcaribouen_US
dc.subjectecologyen_US
dc.subjectdieten_US
dc.titleReconstructing the Summer Diet of Wolves in a Complex Multi-Ungulate System in Northern Manitoba, Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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