The introduction of reindeer to Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard: grazing preference and effect on vegetation

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: H. Staaland, J. O. Scheie, F. A. Grøndahl, E. Persen, A. B. Leifseth, Ø. Holand
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Svalbard; reindeer; grazing effect; habitat preference; overgrazing; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Brøggerhalvøya; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.1.1067; https://doaj.org/article/931e0e5a442d4bd89da9f65dcee165c2

In 1978 after about 100 years of absence, 15 Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus were reintroduced to Brøggerhalvøya, a peninsula on the north-western coast of Svalbard. This stock had increased to about 200 animals in 1989. Studies of reindeer grazing behaviour were carried out in 19...