2009Sept10: “Wild reindeer on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard have benefited from melting of snow during winter, and perhaps also from the earlier seasonal loss of snow cover. With less snow cover and a longer growing season, these nonmigratory reindeer have taken advantage of the increased plant abundance, with the result that reindeer populations and their ability to reproduce are up, while mortality is down.” These findings are from a study led by Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University (Penn State University, 2009).
Reference: Eberly College of Science, Penn State University http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/Post9-2009.htm
Image Description: Svalbard reindeer in Svalbard, Norway (February 2008). Photo by Eric Post, Penn State. Image Location: Eberly College of Science, Penn State University http://www.science.psu.edu/alert/PostPhotos9-2009.htm Image Permission: This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. However, it is believed that the use of this work to illustrate the subject in question, Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, on Interlinked Challenges, hosted on servers in the United States by Michigan State University, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law.
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