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Higher Resting Metabolism Is Associated With Increased Free Triiodothyronine Among Female Reindeer Herders in Northern Finland. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
Background: Thyroid hormones (TH) regulate metabolism and are shaped by environmental factors—ambient temperature in particular. Previous work among indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Russia revealed that there are seasonal shifts in TH ...
Ocobock C, Stenbäck V, Niclou AM, Soppela P, Turunen M, Walkowiak J, Herzig KH.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Maps and stories in the creation of richer accounts of change in pastoral landscapes in Nordland, northern Norway

Pastoralism, 2022
The categories and concepts in the existing official land-use maps have been under improvements over recent years; however, this study from Nordland, northern Norway, shows that they continue to pose several dilemmas when aiming to better capture the ...
Camilla Risvoll, Diego Galafassi, Siri Veland, Mats Pavall, Tom Lifjell, Aase Kristine Lundberg, Svein Morten Eilertsen   +6 more
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From the Reindeer Path to the Highway and Back – Understanding the Movements of Khanty Reindeer Herders in Western Siberia

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2012
The following article explores the meaning of roads and the practices of movement for a small group of forest inhabitants in the Western Siberian lowlands on the middle Ob. The indigenous people known as the Khanty live as reindeer herders, fishermen and hunters in the midst of oil fields in the Surgut Rayon.
Dudeck, Stephan
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Implications of norms and knowledge in customary reindeer herding units for resource governance [PDF]

, 2022
Pastoralist societies have developed customary institutions to respond to an unpredictable environment and fluctuation in grazing resources for their livestock.
Forbes, Bruce C., Risvoll, Camilla, Næss, Marius Warg, Horstkotte, Tim, Sarkki, Simo, Heikkinen, Hannu I., Landauer, Mia   +6 more
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Land-use and climate related drivers of change in the reindeer management system in Finland : Geography of perceptions [PDF]

, 2021
Drivers of change in the reindeer management system are rather well-known. But when developing the gover-nance to support the traditional livelihoods, it is crucial to understand also practitioner perceptions. Systematic research on these is lacking.
Tahkola, J. (Juho), Wallen, Henri, Rasmus, S., Laaksonen, Sauli, Rasmus, S. (Sirpa), Turunen, Minna, Turunen, Minna; id_orcid, Turunen, M. (Minna), Jokinen, M. (Mikko), Jokinen, Mikko, Turunen, M., Landauer, M., Landauer, M. (Mia), Tahkola, Juho, Wallen, H., Laaksonen, S., Rasmus, Sirpa, Wallen, Henri; id_orcid, Laaksonen, S. (Sauli), Jokinen, M., Landauer, Mia; id_orcid, Wallen, H. (Henri), Landauer, Mia, Tahkola, J.   +23 more
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Genetic structure and origin of semi-domesticated reindeer [PDF]

, 2022
This chapter discusses the genetic variation and structure of semi-domesticated reindeer, as well as the genetic effects of the domestication process in connection with the pastoral transition from hunters to herders.
Kvie, Kjersti Sternang, Røed, Knut H., Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen   +2 more
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Izhma-Komi reindeer herding: ethnic invariants and local variations

Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2017
This article raises a problem of reindeer herding types. On the basis of ethnographic flieldwork data the authors compare technological traits and herding techniques of the «classical» Izhma-Komi reindeer herding of Bolshezemelskaya tundra to those ...
Istomin K.V., Liskevich N.A.
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Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2022
Several large predators (wolf, lynx, wolverine, brown bear and eagle) are present within the Fennoscandian reindeer herding area, where reindeer are often their main prey.
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Åhman, Birgitta,   +1 more
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Communication between two epochs: incarnation in a festival

Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2018
The article was written based on the expedition to the Northern Selkups in Krasnoselkupsky district of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area in March 2016. The author managed to observe the Reindeer Herders' Day in three villages of the district — Ratta and ...
Stepanova О.B.
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Domestic Reindeer Herding in Arctic Regions of Yakutia in Second Half of 1990s: Experience of Decision-Making on Socio-Economic Issues in Industry

Научный диалог, 2023
The experience ofsolving social and economic problems related to domestic reindeer herding in the Arctic regions of Yakutia during the early post-Soviet period is being studied.
Ya. M. Sannikova
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