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Reindeer husbandry in Finland [PDF]
Rangifer, 2005 Reindeer are herded in the northernmost Finland over an area of 114 000 km2, about 35% of the area of the country. Herding is carried out both by Sami and Finns.
Jouni Filppa
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Rangifer, 1999 The author is a reindeer owner and gives his impression about the situation of reindeer husbandry in an eastern reindeer area in Finland. Mmajor problems emerge: the growth of the predator populations, the grazing quality and the loss of pasture land to ...
Osmo Säkkinen
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Bioeconomics of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia [PDF]
, 2022 Reindeer husbandry is an important economic activity in the Arctic. Growth rate and productivity of reindeer populations depend on pasture conditions, but herders’ decisions are also influenced by economic factors. Thus, to understand the reindeer husbandry system, an economic–ecological analysis is needed.
Pekkarinen Antti, Kumpula Jouko
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Role of supplementary feeding in reindeer husbandry [PDF]
, 2022 The chapter discusses the practice of providing reindeer with supplementary feed in winter as part of reindeer husbandry in Finland, Sweden and Norway. It describes how feeding is practised, and the benefits and problems connected with this practice, as perceived in the scientific literature and by herders.
Birgitta Åhman +6 more
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Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry [PDF]
, 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. After being more or less eradicated during the 1800s and early 1900s, predators were gradually protected leading to the recovery of all species.
Åhman, Birgitta +4 more
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, 2023 This open access book focuses on climate change, Indigenous reindeer husbandry, and the underlying concept of connecting the traditional knowledge of Indigenous reindeer herders in the Arctic with the latest research findings of the world’s leading academics.
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Reindeer husbandry and climate change [PDF]
, 2022 Reindeer and reindeer herders in the circumpolar North are exposed to harsh and often hard-to-predict weather conditions. Herding communities have previously adapted to these external disturbances by flexible pasture use, seasonal mobility, changing ...
Sirpa Rasmus +7 more
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Rangifer, 2017 The Nordic Conference on Reindeer Husbandry Research 2017 was held from 29 to 31 May in Jukkasjärvi, Kriuna, Sweden, hosted by the Reindeer section of NJF (Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists) in collaboration with the Nordic Centre of ...
Birgitta Åhman, Eva Wiklund
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Miscellanea related to reindeer and reindeer husbandry
Rangifer, 1998 Dissertations, abstracts, books, proceedings, reports and other issues.
The Editor
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This open access book focuses on climate change, indigenous reindeer husbandry and the underlying concept of connecting the traditional knowledge of indigenous reindeer herders in the Arctic with the latest research findings of the world’s leading academics.
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