Browsing Scientific publications by Author "Riseth, Jan Åge"
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175 years of adaptation: North Scandinavian Sámi reindeer herding between government policies and winter climate variability (1835–2010)
Riseth, Jan Åge; Tømmervik, Hans; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Unmanaged wild reindeer populations tend to follow cyclical behaviour, and domesticatedreindeer populations often show cyclical behaviour, too. In this contribution, we intendto use the long-term development of two areas ... -
Future forest distribution on Finnmarksvidda, North Norway
Karlsen, Stein Rune; Tømmervik, Hans; Johansen, Bernt; Riseth, Jan Åge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Finnmarksvidda is Norway’s largest mountain plateau, located in the Arctic/alpineboreal transition area. The area is also a central winter grazing area for the reindeer herds of the indigenous Sámi people. This study ... -
Spreading or Gathering? Can Traditional Knowledge be a Resource to Tackle Reindeer Diseases Associated with Climate Change?
Riseth, Jan Åge; Tømmervik, Hans; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper inquires whether reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge (TK) provides a reservoir of precaution and adaptation possibilities that may be relevant to counteract climate change. As our core example, we used the ...