Sámi traditional ecological knowledge as a guide to science: Snow, ice and reindeer pasture facing climate change

Polar Record

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 202-217

  Riseth, Jan Åge ^a   Tømmervik, Hans ^b   Helander Renvall, Elina ^c   Labba, Niklas ^d   Johansson, Cecilia ^e   Malnes, Eirik ^f   Bjerke, Jarle W ^b   Jonsson, Christer ^g   Pohjola, Veijo ^e   Sarri, Lars Erik ^h   Schanche, Audhild ⁱ   Callaghan, Terry V ^g,j  

^a Norut Tromsø and Sámi University College   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^d Moskavuona Sámi Language and Culture Centre   (Norway)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Norut Northern Research Institute   (Norway)

^g ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^h SWEDISH SPACE CORPORATION   (Sweden)

ⁱ Sámi Parliament ^*  (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAZING; HARDNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 79960251034     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247410000434     Document Type: Article

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