Effects of reindeer density on vascular plant diversity on North Scandinavian mountains

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Olofsson, Johan, Oksanen, Lauri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2005
• Subjects: arctic; alpine; diversity; disturbance; ecology; grazing; Rangifer tarandus; vascular plants; Arctic; Malla; Fennoscandian; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/332; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.25.1.332

We studied the effects of reindeer grazing on species richness and diversity of vascular plants on dolomite influenced low alpine sites in the species rich northern part of the Scandes using 8 sites with different reindeer densities. Two sites were situated inside Malla Strict Nature Reserve, where...