Grouse dynamics and harvesting in Kainuu, northeastern Finland

• Published in: Oikos
• Main Authors: Lampila, Petri, Ranta, Esa, Mönkkönen, Mikko, Lindén, Harto, Helle, Pekka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Kainuu; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18788.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0706.2010.18788.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18788.x

We study the dynamics of the capercaillie, black grouse, hazel grouse and willow grouse in Kainuu game management district in northeastern Finland in the years 1989–2004. It appears that the 6–7 year periodicity that prevailed in this region from 1960s up to 1980s has now vanished in all species. Th...