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The Effects of Hydroelectric Corridors on the Distribution of Female Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) on the Island of Newfoundland

Year: 2016, 2016

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Brinkmann, Beke, Thesis advisor (ths): Schaefer, James A., Degree committee member (dgc): Pond, Bruce A., Degree committee member (dgc): Nol, Erica, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>A species of concern is caribou (Rangifer tarandus), a species in decline across most of the circumpolar North, including the island of Newfoundland. Resource exploitation across caribou ranges is projected to accelerate in the coming decades as oil extraction, roads, forest harvesting, and mining encroach upon their habitat. Hydroelectric corridors, in particular, are anticipated to… more

Full Text: THE EFFECTS OF HYDROELECTRIC CORRIDORS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEMALE CARIBOU (Rangifer tarandus) ON THE ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …