The ecological role and geography of reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in Northern Eurasia

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1356-1380

  Forbes, Bruce C ^a   Kumpula, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE CHANGE; TRAMPLING;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA; NENETS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 67949109649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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