ARCTIC Reproduction and Mortality of Finnish Semi-Domesticated Reindeer in Relation to Density and Management Strategies

• Main Authors: T. Hellei, I. Kojola
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Key words; reproduction; mortality; density dependence; reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; management; Finland; Arctic; Freed
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.564.5871; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic46-1-72.pdf

ABSTRACT. We assessed the effects of management strategies during 1960-73 relative to strategies used during 1974-87 on the reproduction and mortality of 56 semidomesticated herds of Finnish reindeer (Rangifer tarandus farandus). During 1960-73, reindeer fed exclusively on natural forage growing on...