The role of herbivores in mediating responses of tundra ecosystems to climate change

The Arctic areas are warming more rapidly than other parts of the world. Increasing temperatures are predicted to result in shrubification, higher productivity, declining species diversity and new species invasions to the tundra. Changes in species diversity and plant community composition are likel...

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Main Author: Kaarlejärvi, Elina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-85208
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-782-0