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View article: Getting used to it? Stress of repeated management procedures in semi-domesticated reindeer
Getting used to it? Stress of repeated management procedures in semi-domesticated reindeer Open
View article: Warm, rainy winter onset increases the risk of hard, icy snow layers and the occurrence of mycotoxins in reindeer winter pastures
Warm, rainy winter onset increases the risk of hard, icy snow layers and the occurrence of mycotoxins in reindeer winter pastures Open
View article: Modelling reindeer rut activity using on‐animal acoustic recorders and machine learning
Modelling reindeer rut activity using on‐animal acoustic recorders and machine learning Open
For decades, researchers have employed sound to study the biology of wildlife, with the aim to better understand their ecology and behaviour. By utilizing on‐animal recorders to capture audio from freely moving animals, scientists can deci…
View article: Getting Used to it? Stress of Repeated Management Procedures in Semi-Domesticated Reindeer
Getting Used to it? Stress of Repeated Management Procedures in Semi-Domesticated Reindeer Open
View article: A Summer Heat Wave Reduced Activity, Heart Rate, and Autumn Body Mass in a Cold-Adapted Ungulate
A Summer Heat Wave Reduced Activity, Heart Rate, and Autumn Body Mass in a Cold-Adapted Ungulate Open
Heat waves are becoming more frequent across the globe and may impose severe thermoregulatory challenges for endotherms. Heat stress can induce both behavioral and physiological responses, which may result in energy deficits with potential…
View article: Data used in "A summer heatwave reduced activity, heart rate and autumn body mass in a cold-adapted ungulate"
Data used in "A summer heatwave reduced activity, heart rate and autumn body mass in a cold-adapted ungulate" Open
Overview This dataset contains biologging data and R script used to produce the results in "A summer heatwave reduced activity, heart rate and autumn body mass in a cold-adapted ungulate", a submitted manuscript. The longitudinal data of …
View article: The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future
The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future Open
The semi-domesticated nature of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) makes it a distinct case among the world's herbivores. Here, we review the literature on how reindeer shape vegetation and soil carbon and nitrogen cycles in northernmost …
View article: Winter condition variability decreases the economic sustainability of reindeer husbandry
Winter condition variability decreases the economic sustainability of reindeer husbandry Open
Wild and semidomesticated reindeer are one of the key species in Arctic and subarctic areas, and their population dynamics are closely tied to winter conditions. Difficult snow conditions have been found to decrease the calving success and…
View article: Climate data supports the adaptation of reindeer husbandry to climate change in Finland
Climate data supports the adaptation of reindeer husbandry to climate change in Finland Open
Changing climate of the reindeer management area.Weather is a key factor in the working environment of reindeer herders.Each season is characterized by particular weather-related risks which require strategic responses from the herders.Var…
View article: Bioeconomics of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia
Bioeconomics of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia Open
Publisher Copyright: © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Tim Horstkotte, Øystein Holand, Jouko Kumpula and Jon Moen.
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: Governing maximum reindeer numbers in Fennoscandia
Governing maximum reindeer numbers in Fennoscandia Open
Publisher Copyright: © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Tim Horstkotte, Øystein Holand, Jouko Kumpula and Jon Moen.
View article: Introduction
Introduction Open
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses the holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer pastoralism in Fe…
View article: Final reflections
Final reflections Open
The global challenges that humanity faces are addressed in various global agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity. However, all global goals require local implementation and must be locally accept…
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: Role of supplementary feeding in reindeer husbandry
Role of supplementary feeding in reindeer husbandry Open
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 thi…
View article: Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change
Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change Open
This volume offers a holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia today. Reindeer husbandry is a livelihood with a long traditional heritage and cultural importance. Lik…
View article: Reindeer pastoralism in Fennoscandia
Reindeer pastoralism in Fennoscandia Open
This introductory chapter presents reindeer pastoralism as a social-ecological system and outlines its essential components. Reindeer herders – the pastoralists of the north, the reindeer and the natural environment of Fennoscandia – are b…
View article: Bringing back reindeer pastures in cutaway peatlands
Bringing back reindeer pastures in cutaway peatlands Open
European Union and national carbon neutrality targets entail the release of hundreds of hectares of cutaway peatlands annually from energy peat extraction in Finland, creating opportunities to reclaim them as reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus t…
View article: Potential applications of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Potential applications of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Open
Interest in the use of assisted reproductive technology in reindeer husbandry has gradually increased during the last decades. This article reviews Western and Russian literature on reindeer semen collection, semen cryopreservation and art…
View article: Historical and social–cultural processes as drivers for genetic structure in Nordic domestic reindeer
Historical and social–cultural processes as drivers for genetic structure in Nordic domestic reindeer Open
We have analyzed DNA microsatellites and the mitochondrial control region in reindeer from 31 different husbandry areas in Norway, Sweden, and Finland in order to better understand the processes that underlie the genetic variability of the…
View article: Exploring the mechanisms by which reindeer droppings induce fen peat methane production
Exploring the mechanisms by which reindeer droppings induce fen peat methane production Open
View article: Turvetuotannosta vapautuneiden suonpohjien kasvittaminen poron ravintokasveilla
Turvetuotannosta vapautuneiden suonpohjien kasvittaminen poron ravintokasveilla Open
Luonnontilaiset suot ovat tärkeitä porojen kesälaitumia. Eteläisellä poronhoitoalueella ne ovat olleet myös hyvin turvetuotantoon soveltuvia. Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla turvetuotanto onkin merkittävä soiden käyttömuoto. Lähitulevaisuudessa turpe…
View article: Reproduction of male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Reproduction of male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Open
The present review provides a comprehensive assessment on the basic aspects of the reproduction of the Rangifer male with a special focus on pubertal development, and the seasonal dynamics of gametogenesis, androgenesis, antler cycle and o…
View article: Reindeer grazing and pasture condition in the fell area
Reindeer grazing and pasture condition in the fell area Open
View article: Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals
Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals Open
Significance Many ecological and evolutionary processes strongly depend on the way natural selection varies over time. However, a gap remains when trying to connect theoretical predictions to empirical work on this question: Most theory as…
View article: Predation costs and compensations in reindeer husbandry
Predation costs and compensations in reindeer husbandry Open
Conflicts often arise when large predators and free‐ranging livestock share a common area. Various compensation schemes are used to attempt solving these conflicts, but the costs of predation to suffering stakeholders are often unknown. Se…
View article: Mission impossible? Pursuing the co-existence of viable predator populations and sustainable reindeer husbandry in Finland
Mission impossible? Pursuing the co-existence of viable predator populations and sustainable reindeer husbandry in Finland Open
The recovery and expansion of large carnivores have increased livestock damage in Europe, one example being the reindeer husbandry in northern Fennoscandia. Mostly free-ranging reindeer herds have been exposed to increased predation. We st…
View article: Talven 2019–2020 sää-, lumi- ja luonnonolosuhteiden poikkeuksellisuus ja vaikutukset poronhoitoon
Talven 2019–2020 sää-, lumi- ja luonnonolosuhteiden poikkeuksellisuus ja vaikutukset poronhoitoon Open
Syksyn 2019 ja talven 2019–2020 sää- ja lumiolosuhteet poronhoitoalueella poikkesivat monella tavalla tavanomaisista. Kuivaa kesää seurasi kolea, lähes sienetön syksy ja ajankohtaan nähden paksu lumipeite satoi verrattain aikaisin syksyllä…
View article: Response of reindeer mating time to climatic variability
Response of reindeer mating time to climatic variability Open