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Dynamics in Human-Reindeer Relations: Reflections on Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary Practices in Northernmost Europe

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Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe

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Müller-Wille, L., Heinrich, D., Lehtola, VP., Aikio, P., Konstantinov, Y., Vladimirova, V. (2006). Dynamics in Human-Reindeer Relations: Reflections on Prehistoric, Historic and Contemporary Practices in Northernmost Europe. 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_3

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