Wild reindeer calf recruitment variations; biology or methodology?

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Eigil Reimers
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
• Subjects: air surveys; calf recruitment; ground surveys; herd composition; Rangifer; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Norefjell; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.26.1.183; https://doaj.org/article/71886510d94a4f109013d8da84ab39c0

The two field methods, ground counts and aerial photography, currently used for calculating population estimates and calf recruitment for Norwegian wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) produce different results. Using population count data by both methods from the same years in various areas, I systema...