Reindeer in Svalbard (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Reindeer in Svalbard

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Reindeer browse on the high-tundra archipelago of Svalbard, where a team led by QCNR's Matteo Petit Bon is studying how expanding populations of two local herbivores—reindeer and geese—will impact the future of the ecosystem on the islands.

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Matteo Petit Bon

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