Caribou Spring Migration Route Selection Data, 1994-2019

Replication data for the manuscript 'The influence of environmental conditions on the selection of spring migration routes by caribou' by Mac Hugh et al., published in Ecosphere in 2026. The data represents environmental conditions experienced by female caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Québec, Canada. It was authored by Martin Leclerc and harvested from the Borealis Dataverse platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling caribou migration route selection based on described environmental conditions.
• Analyzing long-term trends in habitat use for a migratory herd over a 25-year period.
• Developing species distribution models for caribou in northern Québec.
• Studying the impact of environmental variables on animal movement decisions.

Strengths

• Data spans a 25-year time range from 1994 to 2019.
• Associated with a peer-reviewed publication in Ecosphere (2026), providing methodological context.
• Focuses on a specific biological process: spring migration route selection for a defined population.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse, authored by Martin Leclerc.

Collection Method

Likely gathered via telemetry and environmental remote sensing for caribou in northern Québec.

Time Range

1994 to 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-13 00:35:18; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Québec, Canada