175 years of adaptation: North Scandinavian Sámi reindeer herding between government policies and winter climate variability (1835–2010)

• Main Authors: Riseth, Jan Åge, Tømmervik, Hans, Bjerke, Jarle W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Norway; Kautokeino; Torneträsk; Finnmark
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1104689916300101

Unmanaged wild reindeer populations tend to follow cyclical behaviour, and domesticated reindeer populations often show cyclical behaviour, too. In this contribution, we intend to use the long-term development of two areas in northern Scandinavia to explore how externally imposed policies and winter...