Synchrony in Svalbard reindeer population dynamics

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Aanes, Ronny ^a   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^b   Solberg, Erling J ^c   Aanes, Sondre ^d   Strand, Olav ^c   Øritsland, Nils Are ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Outhere AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIOLOGY;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYNCHRONY; UNGULATE;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0038020125     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-227     Document Type: Article

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