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Use of vegetation types by Svalbard reindeer from Arctic winter to spring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2003

Elke Lindner
Elke Lindner
Affiliation:
Department of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger-Straße 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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Abstract

Svalbard reindeer were examined for their dependency on seasonal changes from January to May and their choice of certain vegetation types. Snow characteristics and accumulation appear to be the main factors for the changing use of vegetation types from open plains and wetland in January and February to slopes and areas with ridge and heath vegetation in April and May. The results confirm other studies of the grazing behaviour of reindeer and caribou on the Norwegian mainland and in North America.

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Polar Record , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 245 - 247
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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