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Reference Information
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Provenance for this README
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* File name: README_StewartMicheletti_etal_2023.txt
* Authors: Frances E.C. Stewart
* Other contributors: Tati Micheletti, Eliot J.B. McIntire, Alex M. Chubaty
* Date created: 2023-01-10
* Date modified: 2023-01-11

Dataset Version and Release History
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* Current Version:
  * Number: 1.0.0
  * Date: 2023-01-10
  * Persistent identifier: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gmsbcc2p6
  * Summary of changes: n/a

* Embargo Provenance: n/a
  * Scope of embargo: n/a
  * Embargo period: n/a

Dataset Attribution and Usage
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* Dataset Title: Data for the article "Climate-informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou "

* Persistent Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gmsbcc2p6

* Dataset Contributors:

  * Creators: Tati Micheletti, Eliot J.B. McIntire, Frances E.C. Stewart, and Alex M. Chubaty


* Date of Issue: 2023-01-10

* Publisher: Natural Resources Canada

* Suggested Citations:

  * Dataset citation:
    > Stewart, F.E.C., T. Micheletti, E.J.B. McIntire, A.M. Chubaty. 2023. Estimated values of boreal caribou demographic dates (R, S, lambda) generated from SpaDES landscape simulations in the Northwest Territories. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.gmsbcc2p6

  * Corresponding publication:
    > Stewart, Micheletti et al. 2023 Climate-informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou. Ecological Applications. Accepted.  

Contact Information
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  * Name: Frances E.C. Stewart
  * Affiliations: Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University
  * ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-8346
  * Email: fstewart@wlu.ca
  * Alternate Email: fecstewart@gmail.com
  * Address: e-mail preferred

* Alternative Contact: postdoctoral PI
  * Name: Eliot McIntire
  * Affiliations: Pacific Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
  * Email: eliot.mcintire@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca



Methodological Information
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* Methods of data collection/generation: see manuscript for details

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Data and File Overview
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Summary Metrics
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* File count: 1
* Total file size: 842 KB
* File formats: .csv


File/Folder Details
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Details for: populationGrowthTable.csv
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* Description: a comma-delimited file containing the calculated average, and standard error measures, of climate-sensitive forecasts of boreal caribou of demographic values for five study areas in the Northwest Territories.


* Dimensions: 3000 rows x 17 columns

* Variables:
  * Row number: rows 1 through 3000
  * Polygon: name of each polygon used to represent a caribou study area. Names include: Dehcho North, Dehcho South, GSA North, GSA South, and Hay River Lowlands
  * Area: only value is 'metaherds'. Thes represents the analysis of all herds in the NWT's Taiga Plains. 
  * average_femaleSurvival: average adult female survival, as defined in Johnson et al. 2020. 
  * average_recruitment: average recruitment, as defined in Johnson et al. 2020.
  * StdErr_femaleSurvival: adult female survival estimated standard error, calculated across all replicates within a year
  * StdErr_recruitment: recruitment estimated standard error, calculated across all replicates within a year
  * annualLambda: lambda (intrinsic rate of population growth) calculated within a replicate and year
  * annualLambdaMax: Max lambda calculated across all replicates within a year
  * annualLambdaMin: Min lambda calculated across all replicates within a year
  * femSurvMod_recrMod: female Survival and recruitment models used from Johnson et al. 2020.
  * climateModel: Climate model used within the dynamic SpaDES modules
  * Replicate: simulation replicate 1 through 5. Five replicates were completed for each climate-model-specific simulation.
  * Year: simulation year 2011 through 2100
  * minRib: minimum plated value for the ribbons presented in Figure 4
  * maxRib: maximum plotted value for the ribbons presented in Figure 4
  * averageannualLambda: averaged annual lambda, calculated across all replicates for a given year


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