MAPPING AND ZONNING OF WILDLIFE HABITATS IN INTACT FOREST LANDSCAPES (Rangifer tarandus L.)

• Main Authors: Zagidullina A., Dinkelaker N
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: RSPF; habitat modelling; wild forest reideer; barents region; forestry; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/4391343; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4391343

Habitat loss is globally a threat to biodiversity and in managed boreal forests a loss of habitats is the most common factor affecting diversity. Intact forests of Barents region are home to one of the last and the most southern remaining populations of listed wild forest reindeer and other vulnerable and protected species. Wild reindeer conservation is an example of such a scenario where complex cumulative effects exist at the core of the conservation dilemma. The species is one of the most sensitive to forestry, climate changes and big disturbances (fires). The range of its population is often thousands of square kilometers. To minimize the impact of their activities and contribute to reindeer conservation, forestry companies can limit the extent and distribution of habitat loss. Because of vast area of range, collaborating between forest users is needed. We try to develop approaches to preserve habitats of wild forest reindeer at range scale