More frequent extreme climate events stabilize reindeer population dynamics

More frequent extreme climate events stabilize reindeer population dynamics

Extreme climate events can cause population crashes and may threaten population persistence. Here, the authors model reindeer population dynamics and find that more frequent extremely icy winters can actually reduce extinction risk due to density dependence and a demographic shift to resilient ages.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brage B. Hansen, Marlène Gamelon, Steve D. Albon, Aline M. Lee, Audun Stien, R. Justin Irvine, Bernt-Erik Sæther, Leif E. Loe, Erik Ropstad, Vebjørn Veiberg, Vidar Grøtan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09332-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09332-5

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