Decline and recovery of a high Arctic wolf-prey system
Arctic
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Abstract
A long-existing system of wolves (Canis lupus), muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), and arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) in a 2600 km2 area of Canada’s High Arctic (80° N latitude) began collapsing in 1997 because of unusual adverse summer weather but recovered to a level at which all three species were reproducing by 2004. Recovery of wolf presence and reproduction appeared to be more dependent on muskox increase than on hare increase.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Decline and recovery of a high Arctic wolf-prey system |
| Series title | Arctic |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic432 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | January 29, 2010 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Arctic Institute of North America |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 305 |
| Last page | 307 |
| Country | Canada |
| State | Nunavit |
| Other Geospatial | Ellesmere Island, High Arctic |