Response of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) to Warming Climate at Its Altitudinal Limit in Northernmost Subarctic Finland

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Holtmeier, Friedrich-Karl, Broll, Gabrielle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2011
• Subjects: Scots pine; Pinus sylvestris; tree-limit; climate change; regeneration; growth forms; winter injury; reindeer damage; microsite facilitation; pin écossais; limite des arbres; changement climatique; régénération; formes de croissance; destruction par l’hiver; dommages causés par le renne; facilitation de niche écologique; Renne; Arctic; Subarctic; Tundra; Utsjoki; renne
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67165

The present study aims to contribute to a fine regional differentiation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) response to climate change at its altitudinal margins in subarctic Finland north of 69˚ N (Utsjoki) and to find out whether a prompt establishment of new pines in response to climate change can b...