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View article: How and why to monitor social networks in dairy cows
How and why to monitor social networks in dairy cows Open
The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. The knowledge contained in this article was derived from a project funded by Formas – a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable…
View article: Nordic Reindeer Husbandry Conference 2025, 12-14 February, Alta, Norway
Nordic Reindeer Husbandry Conference 2025, 12-14 February, Alta, Norway Open
Climate change, increasing land use pressures on the use of land, challenges and necessary adaptation are factors that lead to uncertainty for reindeer husbandry in the future. In collaboration with NKJ (The Nordic Joint Committee for Agri…
View article: Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic
Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic Open
Herbivores are an integral part of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems, driving ecosystem functioning and sustaining local livelihoods. In the context of accelerated climate warming and land use changes, understanding how herbivores contribute t…
View article: Quantifying winter forage resources for reindeer: Developing a method to estimate ground lichen cover and biomass at a local scale
Quantifying winter forage resources for reindeer: Developing a method to estimate ground lichen cover and biomass at a local scale Open
Boreal forests serve as the primary winter range for reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Sweden, where ground lichens constitute the main food source. Lichen-rich forests have declined drastically, and modern forest practices, along with other…
View article: Bohccuid dálvebiebman – váikkuhusat bohccuid láhttenvieruide, boazodoalu geavadagaide ja birrasii
Bohccuid dálvebiebman – váikkuhusat bohccuid láhttenvieruide, boazodoalu geavadagaide ja birrasii Open
This report is based on the results from a Nordic network project funded by The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) during the years 2021-2022. This network was created to encourage further cross-border discussi…
View article: Vinterforing av reinsdyr - effekter på reinsdyrs oppførsel, beitepraksis og miljøet
Vinterforing av reinsdyr - effekter på reinsdyrs oppførsel, beitepraksis og miljøet Open
This report is based on the results from a Nordic network project funded by The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) during the years 2021-2022. This network was created to encourage further cross-border discussi…
View article: Porojen talviruokinta ja sen vaikutukset porojen käyttäytymiseen, poronhoitokäytäntöihin ja ympäristöön
Porojen talviruokinta ja sen vaikutukset porojen käyttäytymiseen, poronhoitokäytäntöihin ja ympäristöön Open
This report is based on the results from a Nordic network project funded by The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) during the years 2021-2022. This network was created to encourage further cross-border discussi…
View article: Vinterutfodring av renar - effekter på renarnas beteende, renskötseln och miljön
Vinterutfodring av renar - effekter på renarnas beteende, renskötseln och miljön Open
This report is based on the results from a Nordic network project funded by The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) during the years 2021-2022. This network was created to encourage further cross-border discussi…
View article: Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems: a systematic review
Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems: a systematic review Open
View article: Estimating the cumulative impact and zone of influence of anthropogenic features on biodiversity
Estimating the cumulative impact and zone of influence of anthropogenic features on biodiversity Open
The concept of cumulative impacts is widespread in policy documents, regulations and ecological studies, but quantification methods are still evolving. Infrastructure development usually takes place in landscapes with preexisting anthropog…
View article: Large carnivore conservation and traditional pastoralism: A case study on bear–reindeer predation mitigation measures
Large carnivore conservation and traditional pastoralism: A case study on bear–reindeer predation mitigation measures Open
While wildlife and cultural preservation goals can be either complimentary or counteractive, the goals of large carnivore conservation and traditional pastoralist lifestyles are often at odds. Livestock depredation can negatively impact th…
View article: Semi-domesticated reindeer avoid winter habitats with exotic tree species Pinus contorta
Semi-domesticated reindeer avoid winter habitats with exotic tree species Pinus contorta Open
View article: Cow characteristics associated with the variation in number of contacts between dairy cows
Cow characteristics associated with the variation in number of contacts between dairy cows Open
In modern freestall barns where large groups of cows are housed together, the behavior displayed by herd mates can influence the welfare and production of other individuals. Therefore, understanding social interactions in groups of dairy c…
View article: Renewable energy infrastructure impacts biodiversity beyond the area it occupies
Renewable energy infrastructure impacts biodiversity beyond the area it occupies Open
Mutations are important because they provide raw material for evolution. Some types of mutations occur more often than others, and the strength of such mutational bias varies across species. It is not clear how this variation arises. We ..…
View article: Identification of reindeer fine-scale foraging behaviour using tri-axial accelerometer data
Identification of reindeer fine-scale foraging behaviour using tri-axial accelerometer data Open
Animal behavioural responses to the environment ultimately affect their survival. Monitoring animal fine-scale behaviour may improve understanding of animal functional response to the environment and provide an important indicator of the w…
View article: Circum‐Arctic distribution of chemical anti‐herbivore compounds suggests biome‐wide trade‐off in defence strategies in Arctic shrubs
Circum‐Arctic distribution of chemical anti‐herbivore compounds suggests biome‐wide trade‐off in defence strategies in Arctic shrubs Open
Spatial variation in plant chemical defence towards herbivores can help us understand variation in herbivore top–down control of shrubs in the Arctic and possibly also shrub responses to global warming. Less defended, non‐resinous shrubs c…
View article: Estimating the cumulative impact and zone of influence of anthropogenic features on biodiversity
Estimating the cumulative impact and zone of influence of anthropogenic features on biodiversity Open
The concept of cumulative impacts is widespread in policy documents, regulations, and ecological studies, but quantification methods are still evolving. Infrastructure development usually takes place in landscapes with preexisting anthropo…
View article: Brown bear predation on semi-domesticated reindeer and depredation compensations
Brown bear predation on semi-domesticated reindeer and depredation compensations Open
The recovery and conservation of large carnivores can negatively impact the economy of traditional pastoralist societies, including indigenous reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) herding communities. Quantifying the magnitude of predation on live…
View article: Pastures under pressure
Pastures under pressure Open
Reindeer husbandry has a long history of sharing landscapes with a multitude of other forms of land use. By competing for space, industrial resource developments from the early 20th century onwards have affected where, when and how the lan…
View article: Reindeer behavioural ecology and use of pastures in pastoral livelihoods
Reindeer behavioural ecology and use of pastures in pastoral livelihoods Open
Reindeer pastoralists have, for centuries, followed free-roaming animals throughout the Eurasian Arctic. The closing of national borders about a century ago forced the reindeer pastoralists to adapt to new conditions. Today, environmental …
View article: Reindeer husbandry vs. wind energy
Reindeer husbandry vs. wind energy Open
In 2019, the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal, Sweden's highest court in environmental matters, authorized the establishment of two wind energy projects in the Norrbäck and Pauträsk areas on the winter grazing lands of Vapsten sameby…
View article: Animal Welfare Implications of Digital Tools for Monitoring and Management of Cattle and Sheep on Pasture
Animal Welfare Implications of Digital Tools for Monitoring and Management of Cattle and Sheep on Pasture Open
The opportunities for natural animal behaviours in pastures imply animal welfare benefits. Nevertheless, monitoring the animals can be challenging. The use of sensors, cameras, positioning equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles in large pa…
View article: Reindeer use of low Arctic tundra correlates with landscape structure
Reindeer use of low Arctic tundra correlates with landscape structure Open
Rapid climate change in Arctic regions is linked to the expansion of woody taxa ( shrubification ), and an increase in biomass as tundra becomes greener. Reindeer and caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) are considered able to suppress vegetative…
View article: Experimental rewilding may restore abandoned wood-pastures if policy allows
Experimental rewilding may restore abandoned wood-pastures if policy allows Open
View article: Attacked from two fronts: Interactive effects of anthropogenic and biotic disturbances generate complex movement patterns
Attacked from two fronts: Interactive effects of anthropogenic and biotic disturbances generate complex movement patterns Open
Anthropogenic and biotic disturbances have the potential to interact, generating cumulative impacts on animal movement or, alternatively, counterbalancing or masking each other. Despite their importance, those interactions have not been in…
View article: Estimating zones of influence using threshold regression
Estimating zones of influence using threshold regression Open
In environmental impact assessments, it is important to be able to estimate influence of anthropogenic activities on animal populations. To quantify the influence, it is common to estimate how far, in distance, from a given disturbance sou…
View article: Åretruntbete med gotlandsruss – gynnar biologisk mångfald och bevarar ängs- och hagmarker
Åretruntbete med gotlandsruss – gynnar biologisk mångfald och bevarar ängs- och hagmarker Open
View article: Digital tillsynsteknik i djurhållning utomhus
Digital tillsynsteknik i djurhållning utomhus Open
I enlighet med Jordbruksverkets förfrågan behandlar denna rapport tre områden för digital teknik vid övervakning och kontroll av djur som vistas utomhus på stora ytor: (1) kamerateknologi, t.ex. användning av drönare, (2) positioneringstek…
View article: Feasibility of tundra vegetation height retrieval from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data
Feasibility of tundra vegetation height retrieval from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data Open
The quantification of vegetation height for the circumpolar Arctic tundra biome is of interest for a wide range of applications, including biomass and habitat studies as well as permafrost modelling in the context of climate change. To dat…
View article: Impact of Year-Round Grazing by Horses on Pasture Nutrient Dynamics and the Correlation with Pasture Nutrient Content and Fecal Nutrient Composition
Impact of Year-Round Grazing by Horses on Pasture Nutrient Dynamics and the Correlation with Pasture Nutrient Content and Fecal Nutrient Composition Open
Horse grazing may benefit biodiversity, but the impact of year-round grazing on nutrient dynamics has not been evaluated previously. This study compared pasture quality in a forest-grassland landscape grazed year-round by horses with that …