Clayton T Lamb, Sara Williams, Stan Boutin, Michael Bridger, Deborah Cichowski, Kristina Cornhill, Craig DeMars, Melanie Dickie, Bevan Ernst, Adam Ford, Michael P Gillingham, Laura Greene, Douglas C Heard, Mark Hebblewhite, Dave Hervieux, Mike Klaczek, Bruce N McLellan, R Scott McNay, Lalenia Neufeld, Barry Nobert, J Joshua Nowak, Agnès Pelletier, Aaron Reid, Anne-Marie Roberts, Mike Russell, Dale Seip, Caroline Seip, Carolyn Shores, Robin Steenweg, Shane White, Heiko U Wittmer, Mark Wong, Kathryn L Zimmerman, Robert Serrouya
Habitat loss is affecting many species, including the southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) population in western North America. Over the last half century, this threatened caribou population's range and abundance have dramatically contracted. An integrated population model was used to analyze 51 years (1973-2023) of demographic data from 40 southern mountain caribou subpopulations to assess the effectiveness of population-based recovery actions at increasing population growth. Reducing potential limiting factors on threatened caribou populations offered a rare opportunity to identify the causes of decline and assess methods of recovery...
April 17, 2024: Ecological Applications