Mechanisms for biocrust-modulated runoff generation–A review

GJ Kidron, L Lichner, T Fischer, A Starinsky, D Or - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The complex interactions between biocrust properties and rainfall characteristics give rise to
partitioning of infiltration and runoff. In this review we examine primary mechanisms for …

[HTML][HTML] The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future

S Stark, T Horstkotte, J Kumpula, J Olofsson… - Perspectives in plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The semi-domesticated nature of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) makes it a distinct case
among the world's herbivores. Here, we review the literature on how reindeer shape …

National ecosystem service indicators: Measures of social–ecological sustainability

L Mononen, AP Auvinen, AL Ahokumpu, M Rönkä… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Until present, it has been challenging to turn the concept of ecosystem services into a
practical tool in the formulation of day-to-day policies on a national or regional scale. This is …

Do herbivores cause habitat degradation or vegetation state transition? Evidence from the tundra

R Wal - Oikos, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Range expansion and increasing densities of large herbivores are held responsible for
large‐scale habitat degradation in a wide range of natural and semi‐natural ecosystems …

[PDF][PDF] Carbon accumulation in Finland's forests 1922–2004–an estimate obtained by combination of forest inventory data with modelling of biomass, litter and soil

J Liski, A Lehtonen, T Palosuo, M Peltoniemi… - Annals of forest …, 2006 - afs-journal.org
Comparable regional scale estimates for the carbon balance of forests are needed for
scientific and political purposes. We developed a method for deriving these estimates from …

Changes in soil carbon with stand age–an evaluation of a modelling method with empirical data

M Peltoniemi, R Mäkipää, J Liski… - Global Change …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Forest soils store a substantial amount of carbon, often more than the forest vegetation does.
Estimates of the amount of soil carbon, and in particular estimates of changes in these …

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and climate change: importance of winter forage

TM Heggberget, E Gaare, JP Ball - Rangifer, 2002 - septentrio.uit.no
As a consequence of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, climate change is
predicted to be particularly pronounced, although regionally variable, in the vast arctic, sub …

Long‐term vegetation changes of treeless heath communities in northern Fennoscandia: Links to climate change trends and reindeer grazing

T Maliniemi, J Kapfer, P Saccone… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Question In recent decades, high‐latitude climate has shown regionally variable trends
towards warmer and moister conditions. These changes have been predicted to cause …

Reindeer in the Swedish mountains: An assessment of grazing impacts

J Moen, Ö Danell - AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 2003 - BioOne
During the last decade, several well-publicized grazing-related incidents of vegetation
degradation have helped to form an official opinion of overutilization of some mountain …

Vegetation changes in the Nordic mountain birch forest: the influence of grazing and climate change

H Tømmervik, B Johansen, I Tombre… - Arctic, Antarctic, and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The study focuses on vegetation changes in the Nordic mountain birch forest in northern
Norway, covering a period of more than 40 yr. The study area comprises the municipalities …