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Table 2 Geographic areas and observed latitude and longitude for annual and pooled (2009–2017) distribution models for Western Arctic Herd caribou

From: Using seasonal landscape models to predict space use and migratory patterns of an arctic ungulate

Model

Predicted Area (km2)

Mean Observed Longitude (°W)

SD

Deviation from Mean (km)

Mean Observed Latitude (°N)

SD

Deviation from Mean (km)

Spring 2010

34,327

159.39317

1.9

88.0 E

66.38077

1.0

75.0 S

Spring 2011

37,240

158.07553

2.3

234.9 E

66.67267

1.0

42.4 S

Spring 2012

42,357

159.25842

4.2

103.0 E

66.41471

1.2

71.2 S

Spring 2013

21,641

160.76047

1.5

64.5 W

66.38118

0.9

74.9 S

Spring 2014

38,725

160.43486

2.2

28.1 W

67.19233

1.2

15.5 N

Spring 2015

38,914

161.29370

2.2

123.9 W

66.93916

1.2

12.7 S

Spring 2016

41,583

161.50840

1.8

147.8 W

67.55609

1.5

56.1 N

Spring 2017

47,198

159.58935

2.7

66.1 E

67.74343

1.4

77.0 N

Spring (2010–2017)

61,095

160.18242

2.6

–

67.05322

1.3

–

Fall 2010

55,941

158.39526

2.3

199.3 E

67.04180

1.1

13.0 N

Fall 2011

74,071

160.00940

3.9

75.4 E

67.13202

1.4

23.1 N

Fall 2012

56,131

160.22082

2.4

51.8 E

66.98286

1.6

6.4 N

Fall 2013

56,684

160.56695

2.8

13.2 E

66.59784

1.2

36.5 S

Fall 2014

49,026

161.57044

3.1

98.7 W

66.57247

1.2

39.3 S

Fall 2015

45,176

162.89438

2.6

246.3 W

66.48665

1.3

48.9 S

Fall 2016

61,165

161.02317

3.0

37.6 W

67.12672

1.4

22.5 N

Fall 2017

66,510

159.65528

3.7

114.9 E

67.92607

1.1

111.6 N

Fall (2010–2017)

118,415

160.68562

3.2

–

66.92524

1.4

–

  1. Deviations from the mean (and standard deviation) were calculated from observed telemetry locations of caribou and are the difference between each annual model’s mean latitude and longitude and the mean latitude and longitude of presences predicted in the pooled model