Importance of mountain height and latitude for the altitudinal distribution limits of vascular plants in Scandinavia: are the mountains high enough?

• Main Author: Arvid Odland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2010
• Subjects: Scandinavia; distribution limit; forest limit; mountain summits; climatic change; geo; envir; Lule Lappmark; Norway; Northern Norway; Northern Sweden; Troms
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/534baaa16e844d1194e5df34bb9ce517

The main aim of the present paper was to study regional differences in the altitudinal distribution limits of vascular plants in relation to mountain height and latitudinal position. Altitudinal limits from previously studied areas were compared with the altitudinal distribution limits given by Lid...