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Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems

Part 1 Plants and Microorganisms

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  • © 1975

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Editors:
  1. F. E. Wielgolaski

    1. Botanical Laboratory, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 16)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Site Description

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Description of Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems

      • M. Sonesson, F. E. Wielgolaski, P. Kallio
      Pages 3-28

  3. Abiotic Variables

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Soils of Fennoscandian IBP Tundra Ecosystems

      • S. Hinneri, M. Sonesson, A. K. Veum
      Pages 31-40

    3. Climate and Hydrology of Some Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems

      • A. Skartveit, B. E. Rydรฉn, L. Kรคrenlampi
      Pages 41-53

  4. Primary Producers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Introduction

      • F. E. Wielgolaski, P. Kallio
      Pages 57-61

    3. Plant Structure

      1. Flora and Plant Sociology in Fennoscandian Tundra Areas
        • E. Dahl
        Pages 62-67
      2. Survey of the Main Plant Communities on Hardangervidda
        • K. A. Lye
        Pages 68-73
      3. Vegetation Mapping at Hardangervidda
        • O. Hesjedal
        Pages 74-81
      4. Dispersal and Primary Establishment of Vegetation
        • R. Elven, L. Ryvarden
        Pages 82-85
      5. Comparison of Plant Structure on Grazed and Ungrazed Tundra Meadows
        • F. E. Wielgolaski
        Pages 86-93
      6. Plant Phenology of Fennoscandian Tundra Areas
        • F. E. Wielgolaski, L. Kรคrenlampi
        Pages 94-102
      7. Measurement of Leaf Areas and Leaf Angles of Plants at Hardangervidda, Norway
        • A. Berg, S. Kjelvik, F. E. Wielgolaski
        Pages 103-110

    5. Plant Processes

      1. Weight Increase of Some Lichens as Related to Carbon Dioxide Exchange and Thallus Moisture
        • L. Kรคrenlampi, J. Tammisola, H. Hurme
        Pages 135-137
      2. CO2 Exchange and Growth of Rhacomitrium lanuginosum and Dicranum elongatum
        • P. Kallio, S. Heinonen
        Pages 138-148
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The term Fennoscandia is used to denote Finland and the Scandinavian peninsula, which comprises Norway and Sweden and sometimes also neighยญ bouring districts of the USSR. The western part of the Scandinavian peninsula is mountainous with peaks mostly within the range 1000-2000 m above sea level. Permafrost is not usually found in the southern districts of these alpine zones, but occurs in the northeastern part of Fennoscandia in mire, even at a low elevation. If tundra is defined as areas of permafrost, only very limited regions of Fennoscandia could be included. However, in the present volumes, we have used the word tundra in a broader sense as approximating areas with mean annual air 0 temperature below 0 C at meteorological standard height (1.5-2 m); it is often used in this sense in North America. This usage allows all alpine zones to be included, along with the subalpine birch zone and certain open subarctic woodland ("forest tundra" in Russian usage).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Botanical Laboratory, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway

    F. E. Wielgolaski

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Part 1 Plants and Microorganisms

  • Editors: F. E. Wielgolaski

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80937-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin ยท Heidelberg 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-80939-2Published: 21 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-80937-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 368

  • Topics: Terrestial Ecology, Geology

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