Future forest distribution on Finnmarksvidda, North Norway

• Published in: Climate Research
• Main Authors: Karlsen, Stein Rune, Tømmervik, Hans, Johansen, Bernt, Riseth, Jan Åge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Climate warming; Bioclimatic model; Temperature driver; Future forest; Treeline; Reindeer herding; VDP::Basale biofag: 470; VDP::Basic biosciences: 470; Arctic; Finnmarksvidda; Norway; Finnmark; North Norway; Sámi
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2444582; https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01459

Finnmarksvidda is Norway’s largest mountain plateau, located in the Arctic/alpineboreal transition area. The area is also a central winter grazing area for the reindeer herds of the indigenous Sámi people. This study develops a bioclimatic-based model to simulate future potential vegetation, with a...