Climate Change, Land Use Conflicts, Predation and Ecological Degradation as Challenges for Reindeer Husbandry in Northern Europe: What do We Really Know After Half a Century of Research?
Reindeer grazing has been entitled as ecological keystone in arctic–alpine landscapes. In addition, reindeer husbandry is tightly connected to the identity of the indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe. Nowadays, reindeer husbandry is challenged in several ways, of which pasture degradation, clim...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3390574 2023-05-15T15:04:59+02:00 Climate Change, Land Use Conflicts, Predation and Ecological Degradation as Challenges for Reindeer Husbandry in Northern Europe: What do We Really Know After Half a Century of Research? Pape, Roland Löffler, Jörg 2012-03-28 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390574 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22451266 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0257-6 en eng Springer Netherlands http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3390574 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22451266 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0257-6 © Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2012 Review Paper Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0257-6 2013-09-04T09:42:40Z Reindeer grazing has been entitled as ecological keystone in arctic–alpine landscapes. In addition, reindeer husbandry is tightly connected to the identity of the indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe. Nowadays, reindeer husbandry is challenged in several ways, of which pasture degradation, climate change, conflicting land uses and predation are the most important. Research on reindeer-related topics has been conducted for more than half a century and this review illuminates whether or not research is capable to match these challenges. Despite its high quality, traditional reindeer-related research is functionally isolated within the various disciplines. The meshwork of ecology, socio-economy, culture and politics, however, in which reindeer husbandry is embedded by various interactions, will remain unclear and difficult to manage, if actors and relationships are kept separate. We propose some targets for new integrative research approaches that incorporate traditional knowledge and focus on the entire human-ecological system ‘reindeer husbandry’ to develop solutions for its challenges. Text Arctic Climate change reindeer husbandry Sámi PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic AMBIO 41 5 421 434 |
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Reindeer grazing has been entitled as ecological keystone in arctic–alpine landscapes. In addition, reindeer husbandry is tightly connected to the identity of the indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe. Nowadays, reindeer husbandry is challenged in several ways, of which pasture degradation, climate change, conflicting land uses and predation are the most important. Research on reindeer-related topics has been conducted for more than half a century and this review illuminates whether or not research is capable to match these challenges. Despite its high quality, traditional reindeer-related research is functionally isolated within the various disciplines. The meshwork of ecology, socio-economy, culture and politics, however, in which reindeer husbandry is embedded by various interactions, will remain unclear and difficult to manage, if actors and relationships are kept separate. We propose some targets for new integrative research approaches that incorporate traditional knowledge and focus on the entire human-ecological system ‘reindeer husbandry’ to develop solutions for its challenges. |
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Climate Change, Land Use Conflicts, Predation and Ecological Degradation as Challenges for Reindeer Husbandry in Northern Europe: What do We Really Know After Half a Century of Research? |
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Climate Change, Land Use Conflicts, Predation and Ecological Degradation as Challenges for Reindeer Husbandry in Northern Europe: What do We Really Know After Half a Century of Research? |
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