The effect of domestic sheep on forage plants of wild reindeer; a landscape scale experiment

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 461-468

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Austrheim, Gunnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Domestic wildlife conflict; Ecosystem function; Grazing facilitation; Inter specific competition; Lichens

Indexed keywords

CAREX BIGELOWII; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; OVIS ARIES; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SALIX; SALIX HERBACEA; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 48749109344     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0171-1     Document Type: Article

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