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Petrology of the Numabin Bay intrusions, Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan
A magmatic origin of a differentiated Precambrian granitic pluton, consisting of quartz diorite, granodiorite, and quartz monzonite, is consistent with the results of petrographic and structural studies. Petrographic modal analyses and accurate plagioclase determinations by the Rittman Zone Method …
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Komi reindeer herding: mobility and land use in a changing natural and social environment
… based research - carried out among Komi nomadic reindeer herders of the Russian far north - examines how Komi pastoral nomads choose a particular time, route and length of migration. This was explored by using anthropological as well as ecological methods to (i) identify how social and political …
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Analyzing winter migration fidelity and movement of the wild Taimyr reindeer herd, Rangifer T. tarandus
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Freestyle Bearing: Work, Play, and Synergy in the Practice of Everyday Life Among Mongolian Reindeer Pastoralists
… Dukhas of Tuvan ancestry, live nomadically with reindeer, horses, and dogs as ‘Tsaatans’ in the taiga of northern Mongolia. How do they effectively realize their livelihoods? Does qualifying corporeal manners, or bearings, in which livelihood practices are performed in the moments of …
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The corral and the slaughterhouse: knowledge, tradition and the modernization of indigenous reindeer slaughtering practice in the Norwegian Arctic
… to the ethnography of contemporary indigenous reindeer pastoralism in Norway: specifically, to the study of the neglected fields of reindeer killing and slaughtering practice. Its central contention is that in recent decades, the proliferation of human powers vested in the conduct of reindeer …
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Population dynamics and demography of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) on the East Iceland highland plateau 1940–2015 A comparative study of two herds
In 1787, 35 domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) were introduced to northeast Iceland from Norway and have roamed wild since then. They increased and dispersed in the 19th century but in 1939 only few persisted in East Iceland. Thereafter the herd increased and dispersed all over East Iceland. The …
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A multi-scaled approach to vegetation and landscape assessment in the Barents region: Reindeer habitat in a climate of change
… include flora and dependent fauna. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), a keystone Arctic herbivore, are of particular importance, ecologically, as well as culturally and socio-economically. Many Arctic regions, particularly in Russia, lack critical data thereby limiting current …
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What it means to be a herdsman: the practice and image of reindeer husbandry among the Komi of Northern Russia
… the social, economic and political aspects of reindeer husbandry among the Komi, a people living in the north of European Russia. Taking agency as an initial concept, successive chapters examine how agency can be understood in various domains: the reindeer-herding unit and enterprise, the …
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Measuring terrestrial wildlife external radiation exposure under field conditions
… under field conditions, a field study using reindeer in an area of Norway with elevated 137Cs was initiated. The dosimeter selection guidance was used to identify four passive dosimeters (i.e. TLD, OSLD, RPLD and DIS), which should be suitable for reindeer. To protect these dosimeters during …
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Parasite communities and their identification in wild and domestic herbivores in Iceland
… herbivores, domestic sheep (Ovis aries), wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), and pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus). In this study parasite community composition overlap of host species was compared to better understand the possible risk of common parasites between host species. …
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THE CHANGING ROLE OF SÁMI WOMEN IN REINDEER HERDING COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY AND THE 1970-1980s WOMEN’S RESISTANCE AND REDEFINITION MOVEMENT
… social and economic inequalities. The 1978 Reindeer Herding Act was dubbed a gender neutral policy; however, because of ambiguities and omissions in the construction of the act, it only continued to perpetuate Sámi women’s invisibility as participants in an occupation that was traditionally …
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THE CHANGING ROLE OF SÁMI WOMEN IN REINDEER HERDING COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NORWAY AND THE 1970-1980s WOMEN’S RESISTANCE AND REDEFINITION MOVEMENT
… social and economic inequalities. The 1978 Reindeer Herding Act was dubbed a gender neutral policy; however, because of ambiguities and omissions in the construction of the act, it only continued to perpetuate Sámi women’s invisibility as participants in an occupation that was traditionally …
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Kohabitacija Arkties Jakutijos kraštovaizdžiuose: elnių augintojų ir medžiotojų socialiniai santykiai su vilkais /
This ethnographic study is devoted to the reindeer herders and hunters of Arctic Yakutia who live in the mountainous taiga and tundra landscapes and engage in social relationships with other than humans beings, specifically wolves. This dissertation explores how these interspecific relationships, …
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Detecting Dermacentor albipictus, the winter tick, at the northern extent of its range: Hunter-based monitoring and serological assay development
… and development of winter ticks on captive reindeer, and to develop a serological assay to detect antibodies to ticks using cattle as a model. Winter ticks were confirmed in 5 of 30 moose at 66° N. The development of ticks on captive reindeer was similar to that reported in moose. There was …
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Multi-isotope analysis and the reconstruction of prey species palaeomigrations and palaeoecology
… prey-species. The elevated d13C values in reindeer bone collagen compared to the other species indicates lichen feeding and the prevalence of this niche feeding behaviour in this ancestral species. The sequential-sampling and strontium isotope analysis of herbivore enamel from the site …
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