The influence of herbivory on shrub expansion in the Scandes forest-tundra ecotone

• Main Author: Vowles, Tage
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Plant-herbivore interactions; Deciduous shrubs; Ericoid shrubs; Reindeer; Mountain hare; Mountain birch forest; Shrub heath; Grass heath; Low herb meadow; Ectomycorrhiza; Ericoid mycorrhiza; C cycling; Arctic; Reindeer Mountain; Hare Mountain; albedo; Crowberry; Dwarf birch; mountain hare; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/48615

Arctic and alpine ecosystems are experiencing fundamental changes in vegetation composition due to increasing temperatures. One of the most palpable of these changes is the expansion of shrubs on the treeless tundra, which has been reported from many sites throughout the Arctic. An increase in tall...