Climate change, land use conflicts, predation and ecological degradation as challenges for reindeer husbandry in northern europe: What do we really know after half a century of research?

Ambio

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 421-434

  Pape, Roland ^a   Löffler, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic alpine environments; Landscape ecology; Pasture management; Socio ecological system

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; GRAZING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE;

EUROPE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PHYSIOLOGY; REINDEER; REVIEW;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; REINDEER;

EID: 84865818384     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0257-6     Document Type: Review

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