TY - JOUR AU - Saperstein, Lisa PY - 1996/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Winter forage selection by barren-ground caribou: Effects of fire and snow JF - Rangifer JA - Ran VL - 16 IS - 4 SE - Brief communications DO - 10.7557/2.16.4.1248 UR - https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1248 SP - 237-238 AB - Both long- and short-term consequences should be considered when examining the effects of fire on the foraging behavior of caribou. Post-fire increases in protein content, digestibility, and availability of E. vaginatum make burned tussock tundra an attractive feeding area for caribou in late winter. These benefits are likely short-lived, however. Lowered availability of lichens and increased relative frequency of bryophytes will persist for a much longer period. ER -