Caribou Content

In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role

Katherine E Kerlin — November 12, 2024 - 5:30am

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra.

Caribou and Muskoxen Buffer Climate Impacts for Rare Plants

Katherine E Kerlin — January 27, 2022 - 8:45am

Being common is rather unusual. It’s far more common for a species to be rare, spending its existence in small densities throughout its range. How such rare species persist, particularly in an environment undergoing rapid climate change, inspired a 15-year study in arctic Greenland from the University of California, Davis.

Melting Sea Ice May Be Speeding Nature’s Clock in the Arctic

Katherine E Kerlin — February 23, 2017 - 4:15pm

Spring is coming sooner to some plant species in the low Arctic of Greenland, while other species are delaying their emergence amid warming winters. The changes are associated with diminishing sea ice cover, according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters and led by the University of California, Davis.