Habitat use by semi-domesticated reindeer, estimated with pellet-group counts

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Skarin, Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009
• Subjects: disturbance; insect harassment; multiple linear regression; landscape level; ungulates; Kring; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/167; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.2.167

Habitat selection theory predicts that herbivores should select for or against different factors at different spatial scales. For instance, quantity of forage is expected to be a strong factor influencing habitat choice at large scales, while forage quality may be important at finer scales. However,...