Ecological Impacts of Reindeer Herding in Oulanka National Park

• Main Author: Fischer, Helgard
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Baumflechten; reindeer; lichen; finland; grazing pressure; scots pine forest; ddc:570; Ren; Rentierflechte; Finnland <Nordost>; Überweidung; Erico-Pinetea; Alakitka; Oulanka; Reindeer lichen; ren
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-opus-17296

The impacts of reindeer grazing on Cladonia lichen ranges have been receiving increasing attention from both scientists and the general public. Often, grazing pressure is seen as too high and as endangering lichen vegetation ecosystems. During the PAN Park verification process in Oulanka National Pa...