Snow conditions and usability value of pastureland for semi-domesticated reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus tarandus ) in northern boreal forest area

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Jouko Kumpula, Alfred Colpaert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
• Subjects: altitude; elevation; forestry; grazing; pasture selection; slope aspect; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Ivalo; Northern Finland; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.1.171; https://doaj.org/article/949957b471584a31bba16db158562ef6

We studied variation in snow conditions and selection of pasture area according to altitude by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during 1999 - 2002 in a pine forest area utilised by forest industry in the Ivalo reindeer herding district, northern Finland. Snow conditions were m...