The effects of stand characteristics on reindeer lichens and range use by semi-domesticated reindeer

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Helle, T., Aspi, J., Kilpelä, S.-S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: ecology; forestry; reindeer; lichen; pasture; Inari; Kuusamo; Northern Finland; Rangifer; Reindeer lichen
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/839; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.839

The study was carried out in Kuusamo (66°15'N, 29°05'E) and Inari (68°30'N, 28°15'E), northern Finland, where 24 and 22 Scots pine stands were studied respectively. Clear-cutting (logging residue) caused a decline in lichen biomass for some few years, but otherwise the age of the...