Mentasta Caribou Herd Bone Collection Analysis, 1994-1995

Description

Upper ends of both the metacarpal and metatarsal were cleaned off to solid bone. The lower knuckle was kept intact for the first measurement, then carefully removed to the solid bone for the second measurement. Care must be taken to get consistent results on bone length as the bones are fairly soft on new calves, and can accidentally be removed.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 Data collection forms https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/617321?Reference=1039481
55 Original FGDC metadata used to create this reference. Be aware that some of the fields, including file paths, may be out of date. This file should only be used for understanding additional documentation that is not already managed by Data Store https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/534507?Reference=1039481

Tags

  • necropsy
  • st-elias
  • national-park
  • bone-analysis
  • rangifer-tarandus
  • metatarsal
  • wrangell
  • caribou
  • ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-mammals
  • mentasta
  • reindeer
  • wrst

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