Cutting of lichen trees: A survival strategy used before the 20th century in northern Sweden

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-133

  Berg, Anna ^a   Josefsson, Torbjörn ^a   Östlund, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest ecosystem; Indigenous people; Land use; Pre industrial; Reindeer herding; Sub arctic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 79751496741     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-010-0275-x     Document Type: Article

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