Monitoring the Chisana and Mentasta Caribou Herds in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Cutting K and Putera J. Monitoring the Chisana and Mentasta Caribou Herds in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. 2007. National Park Service

Caribou occur in all 3 management units within the NPS Central Alaska Network, and are 1 of the 6 large mammal species in interior Alaska that are of great importance to these ecosystems and to people for both consumptive and non-consumptive uses. The objectives for the Chisana and Mentasta caribou herds monitoring program are to determine changes in abundance, distribution, and demographics, with a focus on estimating calf survival and recruitment.

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Project
Authors
Cutting, Kyle; Putera, Judy
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
CAKN , WRST
Keywords
Alaska, barren-ground caribou, Caribou, Chisana, Composition, Mentasta, Monitoring, mountain caribou, Population, Rangifer tarandus, St. Elias, Woodland Caribou, Wrangell
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals

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