The wellbeing of reindeer—a crucial and underutilized indicator for the integrity of boreal forests in the European Union

David Harnesk; Elle Eriksson; Malin Brännström; Anna Maria Fjellström; Lars Östlund

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ae5310

The wellbeing of reindeer—a crucial and underutilized indicator for the integrity of boreal forests in the European Union

David Harnesk^*
, Elle Eriksson
, Malin Brännström
, Anna Maria Fjellström
, Lars Östlund

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Forest Ecology and Management

Publication: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Original language	English
Article number	061002
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Research Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae5310
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Keywords

boreal forests
forest history
climate change
biodiversity
European Union
indigenous people
S & aacute
mi reindeer pastoralism

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The wellbeing of reindeer—a crucial and underutilized indicator for the integrity of boreal forests in the European Union

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