Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests [Mixed media product]

This work analyzes vegetation and soils, and investigates the influence of climate change, insect pests, grazing pressure by sheep and reindeer, construction of roads and other consequences of increasing tourism in the Nordic mountain birch forests.

SECTION I : HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT AND PLANT SCIENCE1. History and environment of the Nordic mountain birch. FE Wielgolaski2. Soils and nutrients in northern birch forests: A case study from Finnmarksvidda, northern Norway. K-D Meier, D Thannheiser, J Wehberg, V Eisenmann3. Vegetation of the mountain birch forest in northern Fennoscandia. J Wehherg, D Thannheiser, K-D Meier4. Biomass and production on a landscape level in the northern mountain birch forests. H T?mmervik, FE Wielgolaski, S Neuvonen, B Solberg, KA H?gda5. Mountain birch growth in relation to climate and herbivores. PS Karlsson, M Weih, C Borg6. Responses of temperature changes on survival and growth in mountain birch populations. O Skre, J Nilsen, M Naess, B Igeland, K Taulavuori, E Taulavuori, K. Laine7. Phenology and performance of mountain birch provenances in transplant gardens: latitudinal, attitudinal and oceanity-continentaIity gradients. J Ovaska, J Nilsen, FE Wielgolaski, H Kauhanen, R Partanen, S Neuvonen, L Kapari, O Skre, K Laine8. A dynamic forest in a changing environment. (SYNTHESIS SECTION 1) PS Karlsson, FE WielgolaskiSECTION 2: HERBIVORY9. Forest defoliation risks in birch forests by insects under different climate and land use scenarios in northern Europe. S Neuvonen, H Bylund, H T?mmervik10. Birch sapling responses to severity and timing of domestic herbivore browsing - implications for management. AJ Hester, K Lempa, S Neuvonen, K H?gh, J Feilberg, S Arnth?rsd?ttir, G Iason11. Effects of reindeer grazing on pastures in a mountain birch ecosystem. K Lempa, S Neuvonen, H T?mmervik12. Long-term influence of herbivores on northern birch forests. O Tenow. H Bylund, AC Nilsen, PS Karlsson13. Herbivory in northern birch forestl39