Effects of grazing on the vegetation structure and carbon dioxide exchange of a fennoscandian fell ecosystem

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 422-431

  Susiluoto, Sanna ^a   Rasilo, Terhi ^a   Pumpanen, Jukka ^a   Berninger, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEER; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWING SEASON; LICHEN; MOUNTAIN; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION; SHRUB; TUNDRA; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA;

CLADONIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 46049100574     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-035)[SUSILUOTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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