Marianne Stoessel

Balancing forage and fear: How people, environment and predators shape reindeer grazing in the Fennoscandian tundra

Abstract The long history of reindeer herding in Fennoscandia has shaped the mountain tundra by influencing its productivity, nutrient and carbon cycling and vegetation structure. By partly limiting shrub expansion, extensive reindeer grazing contributes to ecosystem resilience a...