The introduction of reindeer to Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard: grazing preference and effect on vegetation

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Staaland, H., Scheie, J. O., Grøndahl, F. A., Persen, E., Leifseth, A. B., Holand, Ø.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Svalbard; reindeer; grazing effect; habitat preference; overgrazing; Brøggerhalvøya; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1067; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.1.1067

In 1978 after about 100 years of absence, 15 Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus were reintroduced to Brøggerhalvøya, a peninsula on the north-western coast of Svalbard. This stock had increased to about 200 animals in 1989. Studies of reindeer grazing behaviour were carried out in 19...