• DOI:10.1007/S10745-005-7596-X
Corpus ID: 18144243

Sustainable Rangeland Grazing in Norse Faroe

@article{Thomson2005SustainableRG,
  title={Sustainable Rangeland Grazing in Norse Faroe},
  author={A. M. Thomson and I. Simpson and J. Brown},
  journal={Human Ecology},
  year={2005},
  volume={33},
  pages={737-761}
}

A. M. Thomson, I. Simpson, J. Brown

Published 2005

Economics

Human Ecology

The introduction of domestic livestock, particularly sheep, and rangeland grazing by Norse settlers to Faroe during the ninth century has generally been described as a major pressure on a sensitive landscape, leading to rapid and widespread vegetation change and contributing to land degradation. This view has, however, been developed without consideration of Norse grazing management practices which may have served to minimize grazing impacts on landscapes as well as sustaining and enhancing… CONTINUE READING

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