Effects of forest fires on the winter range of barren-ground caribou in northern Saskatchewan
By: by George Wilby Scotter.
Contributors: Canadian Wildlife Service.
Series: Wildlife management bulletin -- ser. 1, no. 18
Publisher: Canadian Wildlife Service, National Parks Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Published: 1964
Place of publication: [Ottawa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Barren ground caribou.; Caribou -- Saskatchewan.; Forest fires.; Fire ecology.
Description: Recent declines in the numbers of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus goenlandicus) in northern Saskatchewan prompted investigations into the role of forest fires in reducing the slow-growing lichen used as winter forage.