Responses of subarctic-alpine plant communities to simulated environmental change: Biodiversity of bryophytes, lichens, and vascular plants

Ambio

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 322-329

  Molau, Ulf ^a   Alatato, Juha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GLOBAL CHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBARCTIC REGION;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0031850876     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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53. The authors thank the Abisko Scientific Research Station and their staff for help and hospitality, Viviane and Björn Aldén, Olga Khitun, and Malin Samuelsson for assistance in the field, and Lars Lidström, Norrlandsflyg AB, for skilful helicopter assistance Mats Sonesson for constructive criticism. This study was supported by an NFR grant (no. B-AA/BU 08424) and grants from Abisko Scientific Research Station, Anna Ahrenbergs Fond, Rådman och Fru Ernst Collianders Stiftelse, Enanderska fonden, Göteborg University, Lars Hiertas Minne, Helge Ax:son Johnsons fond, Th Kroks donation. Oscar och Lilli Larams Minne, P.A. Larssons stipendiefond, Letterstedska Föreningen, Nordisk Forskerutdannings Akademi, Oikos, Hierta Retzius fond. The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Göteborg, Carl Skottsbergs stipendie, Svenska Institutet. Stipendiestiftelsen för studier av japanskt samhällsliv, and Överskottsfonden.