Spatial variation of climate and the impact of disturbances on local climate and forest recovery in northern Finland

• Main Author: Vajda, Andrea
• Other Authors: Holtmeier, Friedrich-Karl, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, maantieteen laitos, Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, geografiska institutionen, Seppälä, Matti, Venäläinen, Ari
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: maantiede; Kemijoki; Tuntsa; Northern Finland; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21173

The structure and function of northern ecosystems are strongly influenced by climate change and variability and by human-induced disturbances. The projected global change is likely to have a pronounced effect on the distribution and productivity of different species, generating large changes in the...