First, caribou are probably the principal birch herbivore in this low arctic landscape—arctic hares definitely significantly browse individual birch especially close to the eskers (pers. obs.), but have strong habitat-type preferences.
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Recent Growth and Expansion of Birch Shrubs Across a Low Arctic Landscape in Continental Canada: Are These Responses More a Consequence of the Severely Declining Caribou Herd than of Climate Warming?
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