Moose and Climate Change

DataSet Animal(s) : Moose
DataSet Category : Mammals
DataSet Country : United States
DataSet Region : North America
DataSet Type : Research
DataSet Access : Public
DataSet URL : https://www.recaplaboratory.com/research.html

Warming temperatures associated with global climate change have been causally linked to changes in the behavior, reproduction, distribution, and abundance of a variety of species. Moose are temperate-zone obligates and become stressed when ambient temperatures rise above certain seasonal thresholds. Climate change can decrease moose survivability and is suggested to be a factor limiting the southern geographic range of the species. Despite the obvious risk that warming temperatures associated with climate change present to the continued survival of moose, the exact influence of warming temperatures on moose movement and population viability remains poorly    understood.

We are investigating whether the connection between ambient temperature and activity/movement can be readily explored in wild moose systems to quantitatively isolate the conditions at which moose become heat stressed. Once the threshold of heat stress is appropriately established, then the influence of warming ambient temperatures on moose population viability can be evaluated.

DataSet Agency : RECaP Laboratory

DataSet Agency Contact : https://www.recaplaboratory.com/