Wind-Conditioned 20th Century Decline of Birch Treeline Vegetation in the Swedish Scandes

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Kullman, Leif
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa; deflation; drought; models; reindeer; retrogression; Swedish Scandes; treeline; warming; wind; déflation; sécheresse; modèles; renne; rétrogression; Scandes suédoises; limite des arbres; réchauffement; vent; Renne; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63491

The study focused on a frequent, although not dominant, mode of treeline change in the Swedish Scandes over the past century. Monitoring of stand density decline in a wind-exposed subalpine birch (Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa) population was carried out over the past 30 years. The overall result i...