Results 61 to 70 of about 57,409 (280)
Methodological InnovationsLand use change impacts on Sámi reindeer husbandry are well-documented, but existing maps often fail to capture socio-ecological relationships between herders, reindeer and nature.
Kathrine I Johnsen +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Origins of Chinese reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) based on mitochondrial DNA analyses.
PLoS ONE, 2019 The most southern population of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) inhabits northeastern China, but the migration route and origin of this population have not been confirmed.
Sheng-Nan Wang +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Predation in the reindeer husbandry area in Finland during 1976-86
Rangifer, 1988 During the years 1976-86 predators killed a total of 11 295 reindeer in the Finnish reindeer husbandry area. Predators killed mostly calves and hinds.
Mauri Nieminen, Juhani Leppäluoto
doaj +1 more source
Observations on the Alaska reindeer situation, 1968. [PDF]
, 1968 Introduction -- Production -- Slaughtering, Processing and Marketing -- Attitudes and Interest Groups -- Observations for Future ...
Hickok, David M.
core
Oikos, EarlyView.Population growth reflects the combined influence of regulation and density‐independent factors operating through demographic processes. Under exceptional circumstances (e.g. populations recovering from near‐extinction), growth may initially be weakly regulated but typically slows as negative density dependence (NDD) sets in.
Bård‐Jørgen Bårdsen +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Sámi reindeer governance in Norway as competing knowledge systems: a participatory study
Ecology and Society, 2017 Using a participatory research approach, we assess the knowledge systems and political ontology of reindeer husbandry. The study was conducted by a mixed team of scientists and Sámi reindeer herders who practiced reindeer husbandry in West Finnmark ...
Kathrine I. Johnsen +2 more
doaj +1 more source
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract While the return of wolves (Canis lupus) to many European countries is a conservation milestone, the negative impacts are unevenly distributed across society, placing high pressure on livestock grazing systems. For this perspective, scientists from diverse disciplines and geographical backgrounds reflect on the state of livestock–wolf ...
Emu‐Felicitas Ostermann‐Miyashita +11 more
wiley +1 more source
Influence of ground substrate on establishment of reindeer lichen after artificial dispersal [PDF]
, 2007 Methods to improve the recovery of reindeer lichen after soil disturbance or overgrazing are being sought for areas where reindeer are herded. The effects of four substrates – mineral soil, moss, twigs and pine bark – on the establishment of lichen ...
Bergsten, Urban +3 more
core +2 more sources
Multiple criteria decision analysis with consideration to place-specific values in participatory forest planning [PDF]
, 2011 The combination of multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and participatory planning is an approach that has been applied in complex planning situations where multiple criteria of very different natures are considered, and several stakeholders or ...
Eriksson, Ljusk Ola +2 more
core +1 more source
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser +3 more
wiley +1 more source