Effect of vegetation on snow cover at the northern timberline: a case study in Finnish Lapland

• Published in: Silva Fennica
• Main Authors: Vajda, Andrea, Venäläinen, Ari, Hänninen, Pekka, Sutinen, Raimo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2006
• Subjects: Forestry; SD1-669.5; Tuntsa; Fennoscandia; Subarctic; Tundra; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.338; https://doaj.org/article/6e6d5d72a872407bae4294ef8a347fbd

The presence of permanent snow cover for 200â220 days of the year has a determining role in the energy, hydrological and ecological processes at the climate-driven spruce (Picea abies) timberline in Lapland. Disturbances, such as forest fires or forest harvesting change the vegetation pattern and in...