Long-term impacts of observed and induced climate change on tussock tundra near its southern limit in northern Sweden

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Molau, Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal species; Endangered ecosystems; Eriophorum vaginatum; Global warming; Itex; Life forms; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

ERIOPHORUM; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; LEPUS ARCTICUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 77957990826     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2010.487548     Document Type: Article

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