Environmental factors controlling the position of the actual timberline and treeline on the fells of Finnish Lapland

Abstract Air and soil temperatures, snow cover, serious snow load damage to coniferous trees, wind, topography and edaphic factors on the fells situated between 67°N and 68°N in Finnish Lapland are described and their influence on the location of the actual timberline and treeline is discussed. In...

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Main Author: Autio, J. (Jyrki)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514280075
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