The recent paper by the the Caribou Program investigates seismic lines for their abundance of forage plants, which could attract predators of caribou such as bears as well as alternate prey for wolves, such as moose.
This graphical abstract was made to accompany the paper. It was illustrated by Jennifer Hird, with content by Caribou Program Lead Laura Finnegan.
Paper Citation
Laura Finnegan, Doug MacNearney, Karine E. Pigeon. “Divergent patterns of understory forage growth after seismic line exploration: Implications for caribou habitat restoration.” Forest Ecology and Management. Volume 409, 1 February 2018. 634-652. ISSN 0378-1127, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.12.010
