(Table 1) Rodent (lemming and vole) densities in 5 study areas in the Canadian Arctic
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| author | Krebs, Charles J Bilodeau, Frédéric Reid, Donald Gauthier, Gilles Kenney, Alice J Gilbert, Scott Duchesne, David Wilson, Deborah J |
| author_facet | Krebs, Charles J Bilodeau, Frédéric Reid, Donald Gauthier, Gilles Kenney, Alice J Gilbert, Scott Duchesne, David Wilson, Deborah J |
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| contents | Lemmings construct nests of grass and moss under the snow during winter, and counting these nests in spring is 1 method of obtaining an index of winter density and habitat use. We counted winter nests after snow melt on fixed grids on 5 areas scattered across the Canadian Arctic and compared these nest counts to population density estimated by mark-recapture on the same areas in spring and during the previous autumn. Collared lemmings were a common species in most areas, some sites had an abundance of brown lemmings, and only 2 sites had tundra voles. Winter nest counts were correlated with lemming densities estimated in the following spring (r(s) = 0.80, P < 0.001), but less well correlated with densities the previous autumn (r(s) = 0.55, P < 0.001). Winter nest counts can be used to predict spring lemming densities with a log-log regression that explains 64% of the observed variation. Winter nest counts are best treated as an approximate index and should not be used when precise, quantitative lemming density estimates are required. Nest counts also can be used to provide general information about habitat-use in winter, predation rates by weasels, and the extent of winter breeding. |
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| spellingShingle | (Table 1) Rodent (lemming and vole) densities in 5 study areas in the Canadian Arctic Krebs, Charles J Bilodeau, Frédéric Reid, Donald Gauthier, Gilles Kenney, Alice J Gilbert, Scott Duchesne, David Wilson, Deborah J Area/locality; AWI Arctic Land Expedition; BIO; Biological sample; Biology; BIOS; Bylot Island, North West Territories, Canada; CA-Land_2006_YukonCoast; Comment; Event label; HER; Herschel_Island; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Kent Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada; Komakuk_Beach; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; MULT; Multiple investigations; Northwest Territories, Canada; Number; Number of years; Pearce_Point; Rodentia, density; Sirmilik_NP; Species; Species, common name; Walker_Bay; Yukon_Coast_2006; Herschel 2006; Yukon, Alaska, U.S.A., North America Lemmings construct nests of grass and moss under the snow during winter, and counting these nests in spring is 1 method of obtaining an index of winter density and habitat use. We counted winter nests after snow melt on fixed grids on 5 areas scattered across the Canadian Arctic and compared these nest counts to population density estimated by mark-recapture on the same areas in spring and during the previous autumn. Collared lemmings were a common species in most areas, some sites had an abundance of brown lemmings, and only 2 sites had tundra voles. Winter nest counts were correlated with lemming densities estimated in the following spring (r(s) = 0.80, P < 0.001), but less well correlated with densities the previous autumn (r(s) = 0.55, P < 0.001). Winter nest counts can be used to predict spring lemming densities with a log-log regression that explains 64% of the observed variation. Winter nest counts are best treated as an approximate index and should not be used when precise, quantitative lemming density estimates are required. Nest counts also can be used to provide general information about habitat-use in winter, predation rates by weasels, and the extent of winter breeding. |
| title | (Table 1) Rodent (lemming and vole) densities in 5 study areas in the Canadian Arctic |
| topic | Area/locality; AWI Arctic Land Expedition; BIO; Biological sample; Biology; BIOS; Bylot Island, North West Territories, Canada; CA-Land_2006_YukonCoast; Comment; Event label; HER; Herschel_Island; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Kent Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada; Komakuk_Beach; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; MULT; Multiple investigations; Northwest Territories, Canada; Number; Number of years; Pearce_Point; Rodentia, density; Sirmilik_NP; Species; Species, common name; Walker_Bay; Yukon_Coast_2006; Herschel 2006; Yukon, Alaska, U.S.A., North America |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.812214 |