Simulated production losses in reindeer herds caused by accidental death of animals

A dynamic age-structured model was used to simulate the consequences on herd production if an extra animal from a particular age class and season was lost. Herd size was adjusted to 1000 animals and a sex ratio of .75/.25 via slaughter in late autumn. Three harvest strategies were applied, ranging f...

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Main Authors: C. J. Petersson, Ö. Danell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1992-10-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1031