Contrasting impacts of reindeer grazing in two tundra grasslands

Plant communities in Arctic and alpine areas are changing due to higher temperatures and longer vegetation periods and it is uncertain how this will affect plant-herbivore dynamics. For instance, relatively fast-growing, deciduous shrub species that are the most responsive to warming may also be the...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Tage Vowles, Cajsa Lovehav, Ulf Molau, Robert G Björk
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Subjects:	tundra reindeer grazing grass heath herb meadow evergreen shrubs deciduous shrubs
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa62af

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