Climatic variability and the population dynamics of historical hunter-gatherers: The case of Sami of Northern Finland

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 844-853

  Helle, Samuli ^a   Helama, Samuli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRTH RATE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FINLAND; FISHING; HERD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIRTH RATE; COLD CLIMATE; FINLAND; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEAT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REINDEER; SEAFOOD; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 36048975606     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20650     Document Type: Article

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