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Impacts of semi-domesticated reindeer on structure of tundra and forest communities in Fennoscandia: a review

Suominen O; Olofsson J

dc.contributor.authorSuominen O
dc.contributor.authorOlofsson J
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T13:08:40Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T13:08:40Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/163107
dc.description.abstractGrazing and trampling by semi-domesticated reindeer are important factors controlling vegetation in northern Fennoscandia. In this article we review Nordic studies on the effects of reindeer on vegetation and animal communities. The studies have shown clear effects on vegetation, especially on Cladina lichen dominated sites. Cladina is the main forage of reindeer during winter and dominates climax vegetation in dry site types in the absence of reindeer. Reindeer can even affect galling and ground-dwelling invertebrates. Due to the special relationship between reindeer and Cladina majority of the research has concentrated on winter grazing on Cladina, but there are some studies of summer grazing which have also shown substantial changes in vegetation. Reindeer grazing increases richness and diversity of vegetation and invertebrate assemblages in most cases, but this influence depends on site type and grazing intensity. The enriching effect seems to be strongest at moderate grazing intensity.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFINNISH ZOOLOGICAL BOTANICAL PUBLISHING BOARD
dc.titleImpacts of semi-domesticated reindeer on structure of tundra and forest communities in Fennoscandia: a review
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021042716761
dc.relation.volume37
dc.contributor.organizationfi=PÄÄT Lapin tutkimuslaitos Kevo|en=PÄÄT Kevo Subarctic Research Institute|
dc.contributor.organization-code2606011
dc.converis.publication-id20563396
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/20563396
dc.format.pagerange233
dc.format.pagerange249
dc.identifier.jour-issn0003-455X
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorSuominen, Otso
dc.okm.discipline1181 Ekologia, evoluutiobiologiafi_FI
dc.okm.discipline1181 Ecology, evolutionary biologyen_GB
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationinternational co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeJournal article
dc.publisher.countrySuomifi_FI
dc.publisher.countryFinlanden_GB
dc.publisher.country-codeFI
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAnnales Zoologici Fennici
dc.relation.issue4
dc.year.issued2000


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