Arctic Storms Cut Muskox Movement Associated With Foraging by About Two-thirds
Across six storms in northeast Greenland, muskoxen shifted strongly toward movement interpreted as resting, while time in the…
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Temperature, Not Day Length, Drove the Muskox Summer Metabolic Shift
Multi-year measurements from nine wild muskoxen in northeast Greenland showed that the spring shift toward higher heart rate,…
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Muskox Decline Changes the Balance of High Arctic Vegetation
A 13-year exclusion experiment in Greenland shows how declining muskox numbers can release tundra vegetation from heavy grazing…
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Low Breeding Output Helps Explain Greenland White-fronted Goose Decline
A study using 39 years of data linked the decline of Greenland white-fronted geese to low production of…
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