##  [Video - Nutritional Mechanism Impairs Caribou Pregnancy in the Alberta Oil Sands](/resource/video-nutritional-mechanism-impairs-caribou-pregnancy-alberta-oil-sands) 

Organization

[Matrix Solutions Inc.](/organization/matrix-solutions-inc)

[University of Alberta (UofA)](/organization/university-alberta-uofa)

[Washington University in St. Louis](/organization/washington-university-st-louis)

 

 

Resource Type

[Video](/taxonomy/term/1402)

 

 

Author(s)

Jonah Keim

Samuel Wasser

Philip DeWitt

Mark Taper

Subhash Lele

 

 

Original Authors

Jonah Keim

Samuel Wasser

Philip DeWitt

Mark Taper

Subhash Lele

 

 

Resource Date:

September

2012

 

 

At the 14th North American Caribou Workshop held in September 2012, Jonah Keim presented results of research looking into the impact of nutrition on caribou in the Alberta oil sands region. Fecal samples and vegetation surveys were used. Lichen was the primary food source, but there was limited access to lichen across the study area. Reduced use of lichen in the diet was correlated to reduced reproductive condition for female caribou. Jonah Keim is Senior Scientist with Matrix Solutions Inc.

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