Polygons with predicted spring
snow at least 1 of 7 years (from wolverine bioclimatic envelope layer)
and area >
935 sq km (approximately
5 female home ranges).
Wolverine bioclimatic envelope layer was provided to CBI by Jeff
Copeland (Copeland, J.P., K.S. McKelvey, K.B. Aubry, A. Landa,
J.Persson, R.M.
Inman, J. Krebs, E. Lofroth, H. Golden, J.R. Squires, A. Magoun,
M.K. Schwartz, J. Wilmot, C.L. Copeland, R.E. Yates, I. Kojola, and R.
May. 2010. The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine (Gulo gulo
):
do climatic constraints limit its geographic distribution? Canadian
Journal of Zoology 88:233-2446).