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The Chemical Response of Reindeer Summer Pasture Plants in a Subarctic Peatland to Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

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Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe

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  1. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101, Rovaniemi, Finland

    P. Soppela, M. Turunen & B. C. Forbes

  2. Unarintie 17, 99600, Sodankylä, Finland

    P. Aikio

  3. Lappi Reindeer Herding Cooperative, Taivalammentie, 99690, Vuotso, Finland

    H. Magga

  4. Finnish Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box 16, 91500, Muhos, Finland

    M-L. Sutinen

  5. Arctic Research Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Tähteläntie 62, 99600, Sodankylä

    K. Lakkala

  6. The Norwegian Crop Research Institute, 9292, Tromsø, Norway

    C. Uhlig

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Soppela, P. et al. (2006). The Chemical Response of Reindeer Summer Pasture Plants in a Subarctic Peatland to Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation. In: Forbes, B.C., et al. Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe. Ecological Studies, vol 184. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31392-3_11

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