• Bridging traditional and scientific knowledge on reindeer meat smoking - a pilot study 

      Hansen, Kia Krarup; Turi, Issat; Sundset, Monica Alterskjær; Mathiesen, Svein Disch (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-18)
      Smoking reindeer meat in a traditional Sámi lávvu (tent) is a knowledgeable and long tradition for food preservation among Sámi reindeer herders. However, due to the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) during smoking, scientists associate smoked meat with human health risks. PAH contamination of smoked food depends on the smoking method, the temperature and the wood species. The ...
    • The knowledge that went up in smoke: Reindeer herders' traditional knowledge of smoked reindeer meat in literature 

      Hansen, Kia Krarup; Moldenæs, Turid; Mathiesen, Svein Disch (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-21)
      Using a literature review, this paper defines the knowledge status of smoked reindeer meat and investigates to what degree reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge has been included in scientific articles and grey literature. We developed a four-level categorisation of the degree of including traditional knowledge, from “non-participation” to “self-determination,” and three levels of focus. Very few ...
    • Methane emissions are lower from reindeer fed lichens compared to a concentrate feed 

      Hansen, Kia Krarup; Sundset, Monica Alterskjær; Folkow, Lars; Nilsen, Marte; Mathiesen, Svein Disch (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Methane emissions from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) fed lichens (mainly Cladonia stellaris) and a concentrate feed were determined using open-circuit respirometry. The lichen diet was low in crude protein (< 2.6% of dry matter [DM]), starch (6.0% DM) and acid detergent lignin (2.0% DM) compared to the concentrate feed (12.7, 22.5 and 7.2% DM, respectively), and high in neutral detergent ...
    • Resilience Thinking in Reindeer Husbandry 

      Tonkopeeva, Marina; Skum, Eli Risten; Hansen, Kia Krarup; Sundset, Monica Alterskjær; Romanenko, Tatyana; Griffiths, David; Moe, Lars; Mathiesen, Svein Disch (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023-10-28)
      Resilience expresses the capacity of a social-ecological system to adapt to, absorb, or withstand perturbations and other stressors so that the system remains. Reindeer nomadic husbandry is a coupled social-ecological system that sustains resilience by interacting with the animals and environment: either the herders adjust their actions to animal behavior or change this behavior in ways that suit ...