Analysis tools from the Fate of the Caribou Project

LandsatTS
An R package that enables users to extract nearly four decades of Landsat satellite surface reflectance measurements for sample locations anywhere on Earth and generate high-quality time series of vegetation greenness for ecosystem monitoring, by Berner et al.
LandsatTS: an R package to facilitate retrieval, cleaning, cross-callibration, and phenological modeling of Landsat time series data (Berner et al. 2023, Ecography)

TuktuTools
An R package for studying caribou movement ecology and spatial patterns, by Gurarie et al.
Estimating caribou calving dates and locations using the TuktuTools Package : A guide to estimate calving status, timing, and location for female barren-ground caribou by analyzing their movement patterns using the TuktuTools package in R.

Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset, Pan-Arctic, 1998-2022
A dataset synthesizing and harmonizing 32 datasets on biomass of lichen, bryophytes, herbs, shrubs, and trees across the Arctic
The Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset : A paper detailing the methods and results of the APABSD (Berner et al. 2024, Scientific Data)

Other relevant resources

• Northern Caribou Canada: A collaborative website curated by the Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board with extensive information, news updates, and maps of caribou herds in Canada.
• Northwest Territories Research Bulletin: Summaries of recent research on caribou and other species in the Northwest Territories, Canada
• Northwest Territories Discovery Portal: Data and reports from cumulative impacts monitoring in the Northwest Territories, Canada
• The Great Caribou Migration: Storymap about the Western Arctic Herd (Alaska)
• Canadian caribou status report: Assessment and status report of barren-ground caribou in Canada (2016)
• CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment Network: General information and herd-specific statuses of arctic caribou
• Influence of the Ekati Diamond Mine on migratory tundra caribou movements: a 2021 report on caribou movement around a large open-pit mine
• 2023 North American Caribou Workshop & Arctic Ungulate Conference: Join Fate of the Caribou team members and other caribou researchers to share knowledge. May 8-12, 2023, Amchorage, Alaska.
• Relationships between caribou and industrial infrustructure in NWT: Academic thesis on interactions between barren-ground caribou and the seasonal Tibbitt to Contwoyto mining road, by Angus Smith 2022.
• Trends in range use by Bathurst caribou: Academic thesis on spatial and temporal trends in range use by Bathurst caribou during a population decline, 1997 - 2019, by Robin Mennell 2022.
• Lines in the Snow: Thoughts on the past and future of Northern Canadian Policy Issues: A book edited by Clive Tesar and P. Whitney Lackenbauer with contributing authors providing context for many issues relevant to life and landuse in the Canadian Arctic

Caribou Co-Management & Advisory Boards

• Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management
• Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board
• Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board
  
• Inuvialuit Game Council
  
• Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
• Porcupine Caribou Management Board
  
• Sahtu Renewable Resources Board
• Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board
  
• Western Arctic Caribou Herd Working Group
• Wildlife Management Advisory Council (NWT)
• Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope)