The direct and indirect effects temperature and snow depth have on the germination of the alpine plant Dryas octopetala

• Main Author: Wold, Mina Svendsen
• Other Authors: Roos, Ruben
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900; Arctic; Adventdalen; Endalen; Climate change; Dryas octopetala
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3030957

High-arctic ecosystems are facing rapid changes due to climate change. These regions are predicted to be heavily affect and see changes at a higher rate than any other. Temperature and snow depth are two climatic factors that heavily influences the arctic landscape. They affect the flora`s growing s...