Reindeer grazing has been entitled as ecological keystone in arctic–alpine landscapes. In
addition, reindeer husbandry is tightly connected to the identity of the indigenous Sámi …

Thirty-two male fallow deer, half 18-and half 30-month-old, were slaughtered after a 4-month
feeding trial on pasture alone or with daily supplement of 500 g (dry matter) …

The focus of the work was to investigate dependency between reindeer density and lichen
(Cladonia spp.) ranges in the Finnish semidomesticated reindeer management area …

Roles of intensive reindeer grazing and several additional land use factors in the reduction
in ground lichens (Cladonia spp.) in pastures grazed by the semi-domesticated reindeer …

In northern Finland, reindeer-herd management has experienced two major transitions:
extensification of intensive herding, and development of supplementary/corral feeding in …

A major challenge in biodiversity conservation is to facilitate viable populations of large apex
predators in ecosystems where they were recently driven to ecological extinction due to …

Winter grazing of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) was investigated at the
woodland lichen pasture (lichen approximately 550kg DMha− 1) in Kaamanen, northern …

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 …

Democratic societies' emphasis on individual rights and freedoms inevitably opens them up
to political disputes. Conflict management should thus be seen as an integral part of …

Calf losses are an acute issue in Fennoscandian reindeer Rangifer t. tarandus
management. We studied calf mortality in northeastern Finnish Lapland using 621 calves …