Long-lasting ecological legacies of reindeer on tundra vegetation

Long-lasting ecological legacies of reindeer on tundra vegetation

Reindeer can have strong effects on the plant species composition and functioning of tundra ecosystems, and often promote a transition towards a graminoid-dominated vegetation type. As a result, they influence many ecological processes, such as nutrient dynamics, soil biotic composition and function...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Egelkraut, Dagmar D.
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2017
Subjects:
Alternative stable state
Herbivory
Historical contingency
Nutrient cycling
Plant-herbivore interactions
Plant-soil feedbacks
Rangifer tarandus
Reindeer herding
Traditional land use
Tundra vegetation
Ecology
Ekologi
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