Reindeer Ecology and Management in Sweden

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Mycket gott skick. University of Alaska, Fairbanks 1969. iv,82 sidor. Illustrerad. Klammer- och limhäftad. [23x15 cm]. First Edition. Fint skick. - [Biological Papers of the University of Alaska 8]. Om renens ekologi och förvaltning i Sverige. Contents: Introduction. Part I. THE REINDEER. PART II. REINDEER PASTURES AND THEIR GRADING. Snow-free Season Pastures of the High Mountain Reindeer in the Subalpine Birch Forest and Alpine Regions. Year-round Pastures of the Forest Reindeer and the Winter Pastures of the High Mountain Reindeer in the Coniferous Forest Region. Snow-free Season Pastures of the Forest Reindeer in the Peatland. Types of the Coniferous Forest Region. PART III. WINTER PASTURE SUPPLIES. Low Shrubs, Grasses, Sedges and Forbs. Soil Lichens. The reaction of lichens to disturbance. Lichens in relation to reindeer grazing and forestry practices. Reindeer preference for lichens. Supply and annual production of lichens. The period of rotation in reindeer grazing. PART IV. NORMAL UTILIZATION OF WINTER PASTURE. Accessibility of Lichens in Relation to Snow Conditions. Pasture Balanc. PART V. THE ECONOMICS OF REINDEER HUSBANDRY. Pasture Capacity and Pasture Areas Required. Aerial Surveying of Pasture Capacities. The survey report. Survey lines and percentages. The further treatment of the survey report. Results and survey costs. The Reindeer as a Meat Producer. Discussion of the weight data from the reindeer station. Reindeer in free herds. Economically Suitable Numbers of Reindeer. Reindeer Husbandry in Practice. Technical procedures. Meat yield. Annual production and management plans. Wild reindeer management. Monetary Evaluation of Reindeer Pasture Ranges. Summary. - Folke Laurentius Skuncke var en svensk zoolog och forskare, främst känd för sina studier av renskötsel och renens ekologi i Sverige. (från Rötter). Ämnesord: Lappland, Lappland, Lapland, Sápmi, Rennäringen, Renar, Reindeer, Alaska