R Scripts for Gemal et al. (2024) ...

• Main Authors: Gemal, Emma, Stoessel, Marianne, Lindborg, Regina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2024
• Subjects: Landscape ecology; Community ecology excl. invasive species ecology; Terrestrial ecology; Arctic; Northern Sweden; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25138535.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/software/R_Scripts_for_Gemal_i_et_al_i_2024_/25138535/1

R Scripts for the journal article by Gemal et al. (2024), "Reindeer grazing and soil wetness interact to drive tundra plant community structure in northern Sweden". 'stats.R' is the script for the statistical analysis, while 'figures.R' is the script for creating the figures. Abstract Questions: The relative importance of abiotic versus biotic factors on structuring plant communities is debated, especially in the Arctic tundra where the harsh environment is limiting together with effects of grazing by reindeer. To understand the relative and interactive effect of abiotic(bottom-up) and biotic (top-down) factors on vegetation in the Swedish mountain tundra we ask: how do bottom-up factors and their interaction affect reindeer grazing activity and vegetation composition? Location: Summer pastures of Gran reindeer herding district, in Vindelfjällen mountain tundra (northern Sweden). Methods: We surveyed the composition of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens across 34 sites (17 north-facing, 17 south-facing) ...