Berg, Anna
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Boreal forests in Sweden are exploited in a number of ways, including forestry and reindeer husbandry. In the winter, reindeer feed mainly on lichens, and lichen-rich forests are a key resource in the herding system. Commercial forestry has mainly negative effects on reindeer husbandry, and conflicts between these two industries have escalated over the last century. This article reviews the effects of modern forest management practices on the winter resources available for reindeer husbandry. Forestry affects reindeer husbandry at both the stand level and the landscape level and over various time scales. Clear-cutting, site preparation, fertilization, short rotation times, and forest fragmentation have largely resulted in a reduced amount of ground growing and arboreal lichens and restricted access to resource. This article also discusses alternative forestry practices and approaches that could reduce the impacts of forestry on reindeer husbandry, both in the short and long term.
Nyckelord
Reindeer herding; Lichens; Forestry; Boreal forest
Publicerad i
AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2010, volym: 39, nummer: 4, sidor: 269-278
Utgivare: SPRINGER
SLU författare
Eriksson, Åsa Ingegerd
- Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Associerade SLU-program
Samisk- och renskötselrelaterad forskning
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Skogsvetenskap
Naturgeografi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-010-0044-1
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/60878