Regeneration by seeds and vegetation structure in alpine plant communities, subarctic Finland

• Main Author: Welling, P. (Pirjo)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oulu 2002
• Subjects: seed bank; seed rain; seedling emergence; seedling recruitment; Kilpisjärvi; Ranunculus glacialis; Sibbaldia procumbens; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:951426861X

Abstract The aims were to examine the importance of regeneration by seeds, the influence of plant traits and disturbances, and the role of seed-seedling conflicts in regeneration and in the determination of vegetation structure. The study was carried out at in a subarctic alpine area (Kilpisjärvi 69...