Avian Communities of the Northern Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

  • Kardynal, Kevin J.
  • Bartzen, Blake A.
  • Latour, Paul B.
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Publication date
August 2015
Publisher
The Arctic Institute of North America
Language
English

Abstract

Basic knowledge of the abundance and distribution of birds and their habitats and the relationships between them is limited for many parts of Arctic Canada, including montane regions. This information is important for conservation purposes as bird populations and habitats shift and as interest in development of northern areas increases. We characterized bird communities in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories by conducting point counts (n = 376) in June 2009 and 2010 and using community analysis metrics (multiple response permutation procedures, indicator species analysis, non-metric multidimensional scaling) to statistically and graphically describe bird data in six habitat types: coniferous forest, deciduous forest, shrub ...

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