High seasonal overlap in habitat suitability in a non-migratory High Arctic ungulate

• Published in: Global ecology and conservation Vol. 45; p. e02528
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Å.Ø., Soininen, E.M., Hansen, B.B., Le Moullec, M., Loe, L.E., Paulsen, I.M.G., Eischeid, I., Karlsen, S.R., Ropstad, E., Stien, A., Tarroux, A., Tømmervik, H., Ravolainen, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; Arctic region; Biomod2; birds; climate change; data collection; ENFA; forage; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; NDVI; normalized difference vegetation index; Norway; phytomass; Plant biomass; Predictive habitat model; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; reindeer; SDM; sea ice; snow; summer; Svalbard; temperature; tundra; vegetation maps; winter; Norway; Arctic region; ENFA; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; Plant biomass; Svalbard; Predictive habitat model; NDVI; SDM; Biomod2

Understanding drivers of space use and habitat selection is essential for management and conservation, especially under rapid environmental change. Here, we develop summer and winter habitat suitability models for the endemic wild Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). The High Arctic...