[HTML][HTML] Coping with difficult weather and snow conditions: Reindeer herders' views on climate change impacts and coping strategies

MT Turunen, S Rasmus, M Bavay, K Ruosteenoja… - Climate Risk …, 2016 - Elsevier
Winter is a critical season for reindeer herding, with the amount and quality of snow being
among the most important factors determining the condition of reindeer and the annual …

Both reindeer management and several other land use factors explain the reduction in ground lichens (Cladonia spp.) in pastures grazed by semi-domesticated …

J Kumpula, M Kurkilahti, T Helle, A Colpaert - Regional Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Past and present winter feeding of reindeer in Finland: herders' adaptive learning of feeding practices

M Turunen, T Vuojala-Magga - Arctic, 2014 - JSTOR
The research examines reindeer feeding practices and herders' learning of them in three
herding co-operatives in Finland: Kuukas in the south, Oraniemi in the central area, and …

Seasonal grazing effects by semi-domesticated reindeer on subarctic mountain birch forests

J Kumpula, S Stark, Ø Holand - Polar Biology, 2011 - Springer
In northern Fennoscandia, the spatial and temporal grazing practices of semi-domesticated
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) vary, which implies different grazing effects …

Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: a reindeer herding perspective

S Rasmus, S Kivinen, M Bavay, J Heiskanen - Ambio, 2016 - Springer
Weather station measurements were used to force the SNOWPACK snow model and
combined with reindeer herders' experiences to study the local and regional variations in …

Elinympäristöjen tilan edistäminen Suomessa: ELITE-työryhmän mietintö elinympäristöjen tilan edistämisen priorisointisuunnitelmaksi ja arvio suunnitelman …

JS Kotiaho, S Kuusela, E Nieminen, J Päivinen… - Suomen ympäristö, 2015 - jyx.jyu.fi
Kestävä luonnonvarojen käyttö on perusta sekä ihmisen että luonnon hyvinvoinnille. Tähän
mietintöön on koottu Elinympäristöjen tilan edistämisen (ELITE) työryhmän työn tulokset. Työ …

Parameterization and validation of an ungulate‐pasture model

AJ Pekkarinen, J Kumpula… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ungulate grazing and trampling strongly affect pastures and ecosystems throughout the
world. Ecological population models are used for studying these systems and determining …

Detecting changes in the state of reindeer pastures in northernmost Finland, 1995–2005.

A Colpaert, J Kumpula - Polar Record, 2012 - cambridge.org
The state of pastures in the Finnish reindeer management area has been monitored since
1995 using remote sensing and field inventory. The first inventory was made in 1995–1996 …

Infestation by Hypoderma tarandi in reindeer calves from northern Finland—Prevalence and risk factors

K Åsbakk, J Kumpula, A Oksanen, S Laaksonen - Veterinary parasitology, 2014 - Elsevier
Serum samples from 953 reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) calves-of-the-year from 21 reindeer
herding co-operatives in Finland in slaughter season 2006/2007 were assayed for …

Composition of late summer diet by semi-domesticated reindeer in different grazing conditions in northernmost Finland

P Bezard, S Brilland, J Kumpula - Rangifer, 2015 - septentrio.uit.no
This study aims to investigate the diet composition of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer
tarandus tarandus) in late summer in different kinds of grazing conditions in northernmost …