A stochastic modelling framework to accommodate the inter-annual variability of habitat conditions for Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) populations. Kaluskar S, Johnson CA, Blukacz-Richards EA, Ouellet F, Kim DK, Arhonditsis G. Ecological Informatics. 2020 Mar
(Study period: 2000-2013 (July–October) . Study area: CAA – six distinct geographic island clusters (Banks, Axel Heiberg, Bathurst, Boothia, Melville and Mackenzie King), Study purpose: To assess the effects of climate change (increasing temperatures at 2x global trend, warming permafrost, reduction in summer sea-ice extent and in snow-cover extent and duration, thinning of ice shelves, higher rates of precipitation and more frequent extreme weather events causing excessive ice or deep/hard snowpack) on Peary caribou populations.
Spatiotemporal shifts in floral and faunal phenology, species overlap, and potential trophic mismatch are considered. Variables used are meteorological (surface snow melt (increased ice from fast melt making forage harder), precipitation (avoidance of wet habitats to forage), temperature (declines in sea ice affecting migration), wind speed (avoidance of areas where surface wind speeds are above 6.0 m s−1)), landscape features (fraction of rockland), and resource competition with muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) (Muskox-supported wolf populations could increase predation rates on Peary caribou which also avoid muskox). A stochastic algorithm is used to recreate the population growth rates and identify locations, where Peary caribou could experience >10%, 25%, or 50% decrease relative to yr. 2000 population levels.)
Development of a model ensemble to predict Peary caribou populations in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Kaluskar S, Blukacz‐Richards EA, Johnson CA, He Y, Langlois A, Kim DK, Arhonditsis G. Ecosphere. 2019 Dec
Prioritization of landscape connectivity for the conservation of Peary caribou. Mallory CD, Boyce MS. Ecology and Evolution. 2019 Feb
Responses of Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to Changing Climate Conditions. Mallory, C., 2019
Population structure of caribou in an ice‐bound archipelago. Jenkins DA, Yannic G, Schaefer JA, Conolly J, Lecomte N. Diversity and Distributions. 2018 Aug
Detection of rain-on-snow (ROS) events and ice layer formation using passive microwave radiometry: A context for Peary caribou habitat in the Canadian Arctic. Langlois A, Johnson CA, Montpetit B, Royer A, Blukacz-Richards EA, Neave E, Dolant C, Roy A, Arhonditsis G, Kim DK, Kaluskar S. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2017 Feb
Aerial Survey of Peary Caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Banks Island, July 2014. Davison TM, Williams J, Adamczewski J. Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories; 2017
Distribution and abundance of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) on Graham, Buckingham, and southern Ellesmere islands, March 2015. Anderson M, Kingsley MC. Rangifer. 2017 Nov
Loss of connectivity among island-dwelling Peary caribou following sea ice decline. Jenkins DA, Lecomte N, Schaefer JA, Olsen SM, Swingedouw D, Côté SD, Pellissier L, Yannic G. Biology letters. 2016 Sep
Spatialization of the SNOWPACK Snow Model in the Canadian Arctic for Peary Caribou Winter Grazing conditions Assessment. Submitted, Phys. Geogr.. 2016
PEARY CARIBOU LANDSCAPE GENETICS: CRITICAL HABITAT AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN THE HIGH ARCTIC. Anderson, M., Klütsch, C.F., Galpern, P., Manseau, M. and Wilson, P.J., 2016.
Distribution and abundance of Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Devon Island, March 2016. Anderson MO, IGLOOLIK N. Wildlife Research Section, Status Report. 2016
Loss of MHC and neutral variation in Peary caribou: genetic drift is not mitigated by balancing selection or exacerbated by MHC allele distributions. Taylor SS, Jenkins DA, Arcese P. PLoS One. 2012 May
Conservation of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Canada: an uncertain future. Festa-Bianchet M, Ray JC, Boutin S, Côté SD, Gunn A. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2011 Apr
Long-term control of Peary caribou numbers by unpredictable, exceptionally severe snow or ice conditions in a non-equilibrium grazing system. Miller FL, Barry SJ. Arctic. 2009 Sep
Population estimates for Peary caribou (Minto Inlet herd), Dolphin and Union caribou, and muskox on northwest Victoria Island, NT, July 2005. Nagy JA, Wright WH, Larter NC. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories; 2009
ESTIMATING PEARY CARIBOU (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) AND MUSKOX (Ovibos moschatus) NUMBERS, COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE HIGH ARCTIC ISLANDS OF NUNAVUT. Campbell, M., 2006.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit about population changes and ecology of Peary caribou and muskoxen on the High Arctic Islands of Nunavut. Taylor AD. Kingston, Canada: Queen’s University; 2005 Dec
Status, population fluctuations and ecological relationships of Peary caribou on the Queen Elizabeth Islands: Implications for their survival. Miller FL, Gunn A. Rangifer. 2003 Apr
Diet of Arctic Wolves on Banks and Northwest Victoria Islands, 1992-2001. Larter NC. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories; 2013
Peary caribou–a case for a national park on northern Bathurst Island. Miller FL. Unpublished report prepared for the Canadian Nature Federation. 38pp. 2001 Apr