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

Table 3 Land cover selection rankings for modeled WAH caribou distributions

Landcover Type	Available Area	Spring Use	Spring Mean Use	Spring Selection	Spring Mean Selection	Fall Use	Fall Mean Use	Fall Selection	Fall Mean Selection
Dwarf Shrub	304,000	34,172	20,801	1.00	1.00	35,719	14,808	0.89	0.89
Herbaceous (Mesic)	276,234	32,774	19,888	1.05	1.05	17,377	6460	0.48	0.42
Tussock Tundra	126,671	25,711	14,883	1.80	1.69	48,779	20,615	2.92	2.93
Spruce Forest	87,892	2358	1863	0.24	0.32	5403	2582	0.47	0.51
Tall Shrub	21,372	2940	2052	1.22	1.46	5173	2452	1.84	2.12
Freshwater or Saltwater	19,411	1018	617	0.46	0.45	1228	701	0.48	0.68
Mixed Forest	18,670	132	127	0.06	0.10	332	203	0.14	0.18
Lichen	11,674	1072	681	0.81	0.85	1284	520	0.84	0.86
Deciduous Forest	11,452	257	197	0.20	0.27	337	211	0.22	0.34
Sparse Vegetation	9462	556	278	0.52	0.42	698	354	0.56	0.68
Fire Scar	8354	380	296	0.40	0.55	1716	730	1.56	1.38
Bareground	3417	106	72	0.27	0.29	315	92	0.70	0.48
Ice-Snow	433	5	3	0.11	0.11	10	3	0.18	0.12
Urban, Agriculture, Road	62	0	0	0.07	0.01	2	0	0.19	0.08

Habitat selections are percent of each land cover type [58] predicted to be used by caribou, divided by the percent area of each land cover type available in the study area. Selected values greater than 1.0 indicate selection for a particular land cover type. Data are for the pooled spring and fall models, and means of individual annual spring and annual fall models during 2010–2017. Available and predicted use areas are in km²

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