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POLAR RECORD
卷 47, 期 242, 页码 202-217出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247410000434
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资金
- Nordic Council
- Norwegian Research Council
- IPY [176065/S30]
- FRIMUF
- Swedish Space Board [Dnr 81/06]
- Reindeer Management Agreement [15/08, 14/09, 10/10]
- Leverhulme Trust (UK) [F/00 118/AV]
Scientific studies of challenges of climate change could be improved by including other sources of knowledge, such as traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in this case relating to the Sami. This study focuses on local variations in snow and ice conditions, effects of the first durable snow, and long term changes in snow and ice conditions as pre-requisites for understanding potential future changes. Firstly, we characterised snow types and profiles based on Sami categories and measured their density and hardness. Regression analysis showed that density can explain much of the variation in hardness, while snow depth was not significantly correlated with hardness. Secondly, we found that whether it is dry/cold or warm/wet around the fall of the first durable snow is, according to Sami reindeer herders, crucial information for forecasting winter grazing conditions, but this has had limited focus within science. Thirdly, elderly herders' observations of changes in snow and ice conditions by 'reading nature' can aid reinterpretation of meteorological data by introducing researchers to alternative perspectives. In conclusion we found remarkable agreement between scientific measurements and Sami terminology. We also learnt that TEK/science cooperation has much potential for climate change studies, though time and resources are needed to bridge the gap between knowledge systems. In particular, TEK attention to shifts in nature can be a useful guide for science.
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