@article{Cameron_Lenart_Reed_Whitten_Smith_1995, title={Abundance and movements of caribou in the oilfield complex near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska}, volume={15}, url={https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1150}, DOI={10.7557/2.15.1.1150}, abstractNote={We examined the distribution and movements of 141 radiocollared female caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) of the Central Arctic Herd during summer, 1980-1993. Numbers of caribou locations within each of 5 quadrats along the arctic coast were totalled separately for days during which insects were active and inactive, and numbers of east-west and west-east crossings of each quadrat mid-line were determined from sequential observations. Both abundance and lateral movements of radiocollared females in the quadrat encompassing the intensively-developed Prudhoe Bay oilfield complex were significantly lower than in other quadrats (P < 0.001 and P < 0.00001, respectively). Avoidance of, and fewer movements within, the complex by female caribou are ostensibly in response to the dense network of production and support facilities, roads, above-ground pipelines, and the associated vehicular and human activity. Impaired access to this area constitutes a functional loss of habitat.}, number={1}, journal={Rangifer}, author={Cameron, R.D. and Lenart, E.A. and Reed, D.J. and Whitten, K.R. and Smith, W.T.}, year={1995}, month={Dec.}, pages={3–7} }