Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) feeding on lichens and mushrooms: traditional ecological knowledge among reindeer-herding Sami in northern Sweden

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Inga, Berit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
• Subjects: foraging ecology; fungi; lichens; reindeer; Sami terminology; snow; Sweden; winter grazing; Sommaren; Viset; Norra Sverige; Northern Sweden; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; sami
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/163; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.2.163

The study was performed in four reindeer-herding districts (Sami villages) in northern Sweden. Reindeer herding Sami, born in 1950 or earlier, were interviewed about reindeer foraging behaviour on lichens and mushrooms, especially relating to non-summer grazing habits, and about characteristics of a...