Title: Effective conservation decisions require models designed for purpose: a case study for boreal caribou in Ontario’s Ring of Fire
Citation: 2026. Effective conservation decisions require models designed for purpose: a case study for boreal caribou in Ontario’s Ring of Fire. OSF repository: https://osf.io/r9mkp/?view_only=fb71321265d14dbeb3d932e4de66be0c.
Study Site: Missisa, James Bay, Pagwachuan, and Nipigon, Ontario
Purpose: Data repository for the paper Existing habitat and demographic models for caribou are poorly suited for impact assessment in the Ring of Fire: A roadmap for improving the usefulness, transparency, and availability of models for conservation
Abstract: Files included:
data_description.csv: This spreadsheet contains the source and copyright infomation for all the data provided in the inputNV folder
disturbance_missisa_all.csv: The results of calculating distrubance metrics for each scenario
inputNV: This folder contains raw data files used in the analysis. It is only needed if you want to replicate the data preparation steps.
Missisa: This folder contains the processed data used in the analysis.
RoF_caribouMetrics_supplementaryMaterials.docx: Supplementary material document
Supplemental Information Summary: For the code repository please see https://github.com/LandSciTech/MissisaBooPaper
Research:
Further Info: Dyson, M. E., S. Endicott, C. Simpkins, et al. 2026. “ Effective Conservation Decisions Require Models Designed for Purpose: A Case Study of Boreal Caribou in Ontario's Ring of Fire.” Ecology and Evolution 16, no. 5: e73199. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73199.
Status: Complete
Keywords:
wildlife,
methane,
effects of disturbance,
peat properties,
modeling,
mining,
Geographical coordinates: North: 52.40, South: 52.40 East: -85.25 West: -85.25
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2010-01-01, End
Date: 2020-12-31
