Abstract

In the track of new infrastructure, i.e. wind power, mining etc., it becomes increasingly important to map and understand animal and wildlife response towards the new infrastructure and how this response ad to the already existing infrastructure. In Malå community, in northern Sweden, two mountains (Storliden and Jokkmokksliden) have been built with wind power parks, 8 and 10 power plants, respectively. We have followed how semi-domesticated reindeer habitat use in a managed forest landscape has changed due the infrastructural changes in the landscape, using reindeer pellet-group counts during four consecutive years. The data is collected before and during construction of the parks. To illustrate reindeer habitat use in relation to the new constructions and to the existing infrastructure we have estimated the pellet group density in relation to old and new infrastructure. In some parts of the area we see an obvious avoidance of the new roads and the power line constructions, within the wind power park.

Published in

Title: 14th North American Caribou Workshop

SLU Authors

• Skarin, Anna

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
Environmental Sciences


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