Spatial heterogeneity and hierarchical feeding habitat selection by reindeer

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-420

  Mårell, Anders ^a,b,c   Edenius, Lars ^b  

^a Climate Impacts Research Centre   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBARCTIC REGION; TERRAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33748788297     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[413:SHAHFH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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