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Table 2 Number of GPS-collared CAH caribou included in the movement analyses, and average winter-specific movement rates ±1 standard deviation (SD) in kilometers per day (km/d; also for 8-h and 12-h fix rates so that the values are comparable)

From: Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska

Fix rate (hours)

Winter

Number of GPS-collared caribou

Number of locations

Average movement rate ± 1 SD (km/d)

24

2014/15

16

3303

2.9 ± 1.0

24

2015/16

14

2626

2.6 ± 0.6

24

2016/17

15

2164

3.1 ± 1.2

24

2017/18

43

6353

1.8 ± 1.1

24

2018/19

28

4752

2.7 ± 0.9

24

2019/20

21

2673

2.2 ± 0.6

12

2014/15

0

0

–

12

2015/16

0

0

–

12

2016/17

0

0

–

12

2017/18

30

10,741

2.1 ± 1.6

12

2018/19

20

7183

2.9 ± 1.6

12

2019/20

16

4387

2.7 ± 1.3

8

2014/15

10

5343

3.1 ± 1.3

8

2015/16

11

5591

2.9 ± 1.3

8

2016/17

10

5460

3.7 ± 1.5

8

2017/18

12

5962

2.8 ± 1.3

8

2018/19

8

4377

3.3 ± 1.5

8

2019/20

5

4891

1.5 ± 0.9