Tab. 1: Muskoxen observed in the different geographical units

Muskoxen populations were surveyed in the course of 3 expeditions to North East Greenland to provide data on present status and habitat requirements in the region between 72 and 74 deg latitude North. The distribution is primarily affected by the snow cover pattern and shows densities from less than 0.1 ind/km**2 to 1.5 ind/km**2. Ranges unutilized by muskoxen prior to 1940 now support high densities. The snow cover influences also the population dynamics, as shown by the streng correlation between the calf crop and the amount of snow. The total population is estimated to be about 1000 to 1500 individuals far the whole region.

本数据集依托三次赴格陵兰东北部的科考远征，针对北纬72°至74°区间内的麝牛（Muskox）种群开展调查，旨在获取该区域麝牛当前种群现状与栖息地需求的相关数据。麝牛的种群分布主要受积雪格局影响，种群密度介于不足0.1头/平方千米至1.5头/平方千米之间。1940年之前未被麝牛利用的栖息范围，如今已拥有较高的种群密度。积雪同样会影响种群动态，新生犊牛数量与积雪量之间的显著相关性便可印证这一结论。整个研究区域的麝牛种群总量估计约为1000至1500头。