Variations in mountain vegetation use by reindeer {Rangifer tarandus) affects dry heath but not grass heath

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 805-813

  Jon, Moen ^a   Coen, Boogerd ^b   Anna, Skarin ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alpine vegetation; CCA; DCA; Dry heath; Faecal pellet count; Grass heath; Indicator species analysis; Landscape use; Semi domesticated reindeer

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DOMESTICATION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECAL PELLET; GRASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; HEATHLAND; HERB; HERBIVORE; INTERPOLATION; LANDSCAPE; LICHEN; MOSS; MOUNTAIN REGION; RUMINANT; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 70349660105     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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