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Modeling Effects of Calving Ground Displacement on June Calf Survival for the Porcupine Caribou Herd
Brad Griffith, Don Russell, Robert G. White and the Sustainability Research Team
Presentation to American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Science Conference, September, 1999

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Table of Contents

Title slide
Annual Range and Calving Ground the Porcupine Caribou Herd
Porcupine Caribou Herd Calving Ground 1983-94
Core Calving Areas
Conceptual Basis of Model Building
How much food for nursing cows?
NDVI 15 June - 16 June 1996
Mean Summer Temperatures
Green Plant Biomass - 21 June
PCH June Calf Survival 1985-96
June Calf Survival Predicted from NDVI and NDVI Increase During Lactation
Caribou and Climate Summary
Distribution and Calf Survival
Build a Calf Survival Model
Calf Survival Model Assessment
Predicted vs Observed Calf Survival
Procedures
Core Calving Areas
Change in June Calf Survival as a Function of Displacement Distance
Limits to Model