Calving site characteristics and habitat use in Svalbard reindeer

• Main Author: Paulsen, Ingrid Marie Garfelt
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2018
• Subjects: Svalbard reindeer; remote sensing; habitat selection; calving; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; BIO-3950; Svalbard; Nordenskiöld Land; svalbard reindeer; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/13513

Migrating reindeer and caribou tend to return to traditional calving locations every spring with specific environmental conditions and protection of calving grounds is a central part of Rangifer conservation. In contrast, the non-migratory Svalbard reindeer inhabit an environment free of predators d...