Maaperän pH ja sen vaikutus arktis-alpiiniseen kasvillisuuteen

• Main Author: Puhjo, Elina
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Geotieteiden ja maantieteen laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Geography, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för geovetenskaper och geografi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Helsingfors universitet 2016
• Subjects: Geography; Maantiede; Geografi; Arctic; Gam; Saana; Arktis; Arktis*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/162155

There is a lack of studies focusing on the fine scale variation of soil pH. Soil pH has an important role for plants as it affects nutrient availability through microbe decomposition activity. Arctic-alpine vegetation is adapted to a specific pH-environment and there are differences in the distribut...