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Mid‐infrared spectroscopy applied to a multi‐level cave system (Montmaurin, SW France): An innovative method for assessing sediment provenance

open access: yesSedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deciphering sediment provenance is essential to understand depositional patterns and dynamics. This question is particularly important in archaeological contexts to constrain the sedimentological history of unearthed material—an information critically needed, for example, to estimate the age of the deposits—or to apprehend sediment movement ...
Fuchs Coraline   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing reindeer husbandry in boreal Sweden

open access: yes, 2017
The use of a GPS tracking system has led to a change in the labour process of reindeer husbandry, as the herd can be monitored and followed remotely on computers. It increases knowledge about migration routes and use of grazing areas as the movements are registered by the tracking devices.
Berg, Staffan   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pastoralist Economic Behavior: Empirical Results from Reindeer Herders in Northern Sweden

open access: yes
This paper presents a model of pastoralists, as illustrated by reindeer herders, together with an analysis based on a cross-sectional data set on Swedish reindeer-herding Saami.
Bostedt, Goran
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Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Reindeer Husbandry

open access: yes, 2002
The goal of the project is to assess circumpolar reindeer herding and husbandry in relation to ecological, economic and social/cultural sustainability. This will be done by carrying out a thematic survey and assessment of reindeer husbandry in the region,
Jernsletten, Johnny-Leo L.   +1 more
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Comparing autumn duck use of intensely managed wetlands in Michigan using a novel approach

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 5, July 2026.
Camera traps, a relatively novel method for assessing waterfowl use of wetlands, show ducks in southeastern Michigan are influenced by hunting disturbance, vegetation type, season progression, and diel period. Abstract Socioeconomic value derived from duck hunting has contributed to autumn habitat use becoming a particular focus for the natural ...
Trey McClinton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Investigation of the Effects of Season (Summer–Winter) and Sex on Tear Production and Intraocular Pressure in Saanen and Honamlı Goats

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of season (summer vs. winter) and sex on tear production (Schirmer tear test; STT‐I) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in Honamlı and Saanen goats raised under similar environmental conditions. Materials and Methods A total of 120 clinically healthy goats (Honamlı and Saanen; 30 females and 30 males per breed ...
Eser Çakmakçi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground lichen cover and response in relation to forest characteristics in Sweden 1993–2023

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Reindeer husbandry is closely connected to the culture and tradition of the indigenous Sami people, and ground lichens are a key bottleneck resource for winter grazing of the semi-domesticated reindeer.
Ulrika Roos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous Market Participation in Commercial Retail: Traditional Foods as an Empirical Case and Entrepreneurship Possibility Space

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Commercial markets are institutional environments that shape which products are available and how value is signalled to and perceived by consumers. This study examines how such environments shape Indigenous participation in market exchanges, using Traditional Foods (TFs) in grocery retail as an empirical case.
Cameron McRae, Laurette Dubé
wiley   +1 more source

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