Seasonal grazing effects by semi-domesticated reindeer on subarctic mountain birch forests

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-453

  Kumpula, Jouko ^a   Stark, Sari ^a   Holand, Øystein ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carrying capacity; Pasture rotation; Reindeer lichens; Summer grazing

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEER; DOMESTICATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING; HERB; LICHEN; PASTURE; PHYTOMASS; SEASONALITY; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBARCTIC REGION; TRAMPLING;

FENNOSCANDIA;

BETULA NANA; BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CLADONIA; CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 79951771773     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0899-4     Document Type: Article

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