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Terje Skogland, Characteristics of the Snow Cover and Its Relationship to Wild Mountain Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) Feeding Strategies, Arctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug., 1978), pp. 569-579
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