Ocean oscillations linked to local elk population

May 11, 2005
Source: Science Daily
Original story — link verified on May 11, 2005

Mark Hebblewhite can look at specific climate statistics from the north Pacific Ocean and tell you how the elk are doing in Banff National Park. The University of Alberta doctoral student is the first researcher to show a correlation between the North Pacific Oscillation and a mammal population.

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