Demographics in an alpine reindeer herd: Effects of density and winter weather

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-230

  Helle, Timo ^a   Kojola, Ilpo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MORTALITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SNOWMELT; WEATHER; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 41449107481     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.4912.x     Document Type: Article

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