Quantitative differentiation of types of feeding craters of Rangifer tarandus fennicus

Quantitative differentiation of types of feeding craters of Rangifer tarandus fennicus

During winter 1983-1984 in the Kainuu region of eastern Finland, based on 1363 api profiles, the Värriö Snow Index (VSI) modelled 3 different types of feeding craters dug by Rangifer tarandus fennicus. When mean log VSI of control sites = < ca. 1.4, the animals used suov'dnji (Lappish) or in...

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Main Author: William O. Pruitt, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1992-10-01
Series:Rangifer
Subjects:
reindeer
Rangifer
feeding adaptations
behaviour
winter ecology
snow
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1022

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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1022

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