Ecological Studies
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31392-3_8
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Defining the Quality of Reindeer Pastures: The Perspectives of Sámi Reindeer Herders

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“…During the domestication, herders were more likely to have retained individuals that stick with the herd, rather than solitary individuals (Kitti et al 2006;Zhigunov 1968). The herd behaviour of the domesticated reindeer is, therefore, expected to be even more gregarious than that of wild reindeer and caribou, which can have implications for their sensitivity to human activity and disturbances (Skjenneberg and Slagsvold 1968;Knight and Cole 1995).…”
Section: Behavioural Traits Breeding and Domestication Of Reindeermentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…During the domestication, herders were more likely to have retained individuals that stick with the herd, rather than solitary individuals (Kitti et al 2006;Zhigunov 1968). The herd behaviour of the domesticated reindeer is, therefore, expected to be even more gregarious than that of wild reindeer and caribou, which can have implications for their sensitivity to human activity and disturbances (Skjenneberg and Slagsvold 1968;Knight and Cole 1995).…”
Section: Behavioural Traits Breeding and Domestication Of Reindeermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The animals move freely in the landscape for most of the year and are usually less thoroughly managed than they have been during preceding centuries of more intense herding. They are little influenced by the reindeer herders, other than occasional migrations, gatherings and calf markings (Kitti et al 2006). …”
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“…Further south, the boreal forest covers the partially hilly surface of Muonio reindeer herding cooperative, which includes about 6000 reindeer (Reindeer Herder's Association, n.d.) that migrate around the pine and spruce forests and peat lands of the Muonionjoki River valley [19]. The whole study area is a region where the sustainability of reindeer herding and pasture conditions is at the heart of many debates involving a "complex set of ecological, political, cultural and socioeconomic issues" [25] (p. 141). The vulnerability of reindeer herding livelihood is prone to combined social-ecological pressures [19], whose starting point is often linked to climate change.…”
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“…Altered ice stability can also increase physical and economic stress on reindeer herders as the terrain is no longer capable of sustaining the movement of reindeer herds to new pastures [1,5]. The accelerated movement of industries into the Arctic, together with the accompanying increase of infrastructure and decreased snow cover from climate change, has a negative impact on reindeer herders by reducing available pastures for their animals [5,6]. …”
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confidence: 99%