Insect avoidance may override human disturbances in reindeer habitat selection

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Anna Skarin, Öje Danell, Roger Bergström, Jon Moen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004
• Subjects: aerial observations; human attendance; insect relief; pellet-group count; Rangifer tarandus; thermoregulation; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Långfjället; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.24.2.306; https://doaj.org/article/fe1148f06ff84622b4463334f56e9adc

Habitat selection of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) was investigated through faecal pellet- group counts and by direct observations of reindeer from helicopter in the Långfjället area in Idre reindeer herding district (62˚10’N) and in Mittådalen reindeer herding district (62...