175 years of adaptation: North Scandinavian Sámi reindeer herding between government policies and winter climate variability (1835-2010)

Two new factors influencing the general cyclical pattern have arisen more recently. Motorization has increased the possibilities for intense pasture utilization and the amplitudes between minimum and maximum herd sizes, while supplementary feeding has the potential to limit the effects of winter climate variability and lichen overutilization.