Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter
ABSTRACT. Potential avoidance by wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) of high-altitude tourist resorts during winter was investigated in and near Rondane National Park in Norway. Distribution of reindeer was mapped using systematic snowmobile surveys during 1991–96 and compared with results fr...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.534.6127 2023-05-15T14:19:34+02:00 Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter Christian Nellemann Per Jordhøy Ole-gunnar Støen Olav Strand The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1999 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.534.6127 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-9.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.534.6127 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-9.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-1-9.pdf Key words avoidance development disturbance EIA grazing ecology lichen reindeer Rangifer snow text 1999 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T10:45:43Z ABSTRACT. Potential avoidance by wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) of high-altitude tourist resorts during winter was investigated in and near Rondane National Park in Norway. Distribution of reindeer was mapped using systematic snowmobile surveys during 1991–96 and compared with results from investigations of snow and vegetation characteristics. Maternal reindeer avoided a 10 km zone around the resort. Cows and calves increased in density from 0.6 ± 0.6 reindeer km-2 at 5–10 km from the resort to 7.6 ± 2.2 reindeer km-2 at 15–25 km from the resort. Bulls and yearlings were more tolerant, constituting nearly 92 % of all observed animals 5–10 km from the resort. Nearly all animals avoided the zone within 5 km of the resort. There were no significant differences in distribution of lichen heath, hardness of snow, integrated ram hardness index (IRH) values, or snow depths on ridges with increasing distance from the resort. Available biomass of lichens was ca. 1200 g m-2 0–5 km from the resort and decreased to a low of ca. 250 g m-2 at 15–25 km distance, a pattern that probably reflects overgrazing as a result of avoiding the tourist resort. Such avoidance implies reduced forage intake during winter, substantial reduction in available habitat, and lower productivity of the herd. The results suggest that avoidance by wild animals of sources of anthropogenic disturbance may involve long-term impacts, such as reductions in carrying capacity, that are more serious than those expected from direct physiological stress. Text Arctic Rangifer tarandus Unknown Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Norway |
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ABSTRACT. Potential avoidance by wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) of high-altitude tourist resorts during winter was investigated in and near Rondane National Park in Norway. Distribution of reindeer was mapped using systematic snowmobile surveys during 1991–96 and compared with results from investigations of snow and vegetation characteristics. Maternal reindeer avoided a 10 km zone around the resort. Cows and calves increased in density from 0.6 ± 0.6 reindeer km-2 at 5–10 km from the resort to 7.6 ± 2.2 reindeer km-2 at 15–25 km from the resort. Bulls and yearlings were more tolerant, constituting nearly 92 % of all observed animals 5–10 km from the resort. Nearly all animals avoided the zone within 5 km of the resort. There were no significant differences in distribution of lichen heath, hardness of snow, integrated ram hardness index (IRH) values, or snow depths on ridges with increasing distance from the resort. Available biomass of lichens was ca. 1200 g m-2 0–5 km from the resort and decreased to a low of ca. 250 g m-2 at 15–25 km distance, a pattern that probably reflects overgrazing as a result of avoiding the tourist resort. Such avoidance implies reduced forage intake during winter, substantial reduction in available habitat, and lower productivity of the herd. The results suggest that avoidance by wild animals of sources of anthropogenic disturbance may involve long-term impacts, such as reductions in carrying capacity, that are more serious than those expected from direct physiological stress. |
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Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter |
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Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter |
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Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter |
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Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter |
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Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter |
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cumulative impacts of tourist resorts on wild reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) during winter |
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