Is a wind-power plant acting as a barrier for reindeer Rangifer tarandus tarandus movements?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 439-445

  Colman, Jonathan E ^a,b   Eftestøl, Sindre ^a   Tsegaye, Diress ^a,b   Flydal, Kjetil ^a   Mysterud, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

behavioural barrier; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; reindeer; seasonal movements; summer pasture; wind power plant

Indexed keywords

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 84872129878     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/11-116     Document Type: Article

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