Pb. Latour et al., MOVEMENTS OF MARTENS, MARTES-AMERICANA, IN BURNED AND UNBURNED TAIGA IN THE MACKENZIE VALLEY, NORTHWEST-TERRITORIES, Canadian field-naturalist, 108(3), 1994, pp. 351-354
Home range sizes and use of burned and unburned taiga by Martens (Mart
es americana) were determined in the Mackenzie Valley, Northwest Terri
tories. Seventeen radio-marked Martens were radio-tracked an average o
f 8.5 (+/- 1.3 SE) months and relocated an average of 18 +/- 3.0 times
. The minimum density of Martens, including juveniles, was 1 per 6.4 k
m2. Mean home range size (100% minimum convex polygon) of adults was 1
1.1 +/- 2.5 km2 (n = 12) and home ranges of adult males (14.2 km2 +/-
3.6, n = 7) were twice that of adult females (6.8 km2 +/- 2.3, n = 5).
These ranges were large compared to those reported from other areas i
n North America. Eleven of 12 adult Martens had home ranges that avera
ged 53 +/- 9% burned forest (21-year-old burn). Six adults radio-track
ed for greater-than-or-equal-to 6 months used the burn less than expec
ted and the unburned forest more than expected; this trend held for bo
th winter and summer.