Research Activities on the Forest Line in Northern Finland

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Kallio, Paavo, Hurme, Heli, Eurola, Seppo, Norokorpi, Yrjö, Sepponen, Pentti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Birches; Research; Treeline; Trees; Finland; Lapland; Arctic; Kevo; Fennoscandia; Fennoscandian; Northern Finland; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65098

Forest line research is one of the main areas of study open to the northern research stations, especially numerous in Fennoscandia. High latitude environmental conditions make considerable demands on the adaptability of plants growing in the subarctic. Besides low temperatures, low light intensity a...