Impact of shrub canopies on understorey vegetation in western Eurasian tundra

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 837-846

  Pajunen, A M ^a,b   Oksanen, J ^b   Virtanen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biodiversity; Bryophytes; Climate change; Competition; Facilitation; Life forms; Salix

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BRYOPHYTE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COEXISTENCE; DATA SET; DICOTYLEDON; FACILITATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LICHEN; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUNDRA; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION COVER;

FENNOSCANDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; YAMAL PENINSULA; YAMALO-NENETS;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; SALIX;

EID: 80052283453     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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