Data from: Living, dead, and absent trees - How do moth outbreaks shape small-scale patterns of soil organic matter stocks and dynamics at the Subarctic mountain birch treeline?

• Main Authors: Meyer, Nele,University of Bayreuth, Xu, Yi,University of Helsinki, Karjalainen, Katri,University of Eastern Finland, Adamczyk, Sylwia,University of Helsinki, Biasi, Christina,University of Eastern Finland, van Delden, Lona,University of Eastern Finland, Martin, Angela,University of Helsinki, Mganga, Kevin,University of Helsinki, Myller, Kristiina,University of Eastern Finland, Sietiö, Outi-Maaria,University of Helsinki, Suominen, Otso,University of Turku, Karhu, Kristiina,University of Helsinki
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: soil carbon; soil respiration; insect herbivory; priming effects; soil organic matter; Soil organic carbon stocks; Deadwood; Northern Finland; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p5hqbzkqg; https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26322

Mountain birch forests (B. pubescens Ehrh. ssp. czerepanovii) at the subarctic treeline not only benefit from global warming, but are also increasingly affected by caterpillar outbreaks from foliage-feeding geometrid moths. Both of these factors have unknown consequences on soil organic carbon (SOC)...