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On predator-free islands in Finnmark, rodents heavily affected dwarf shrubs.
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e0“Finnmark, where rodents heavily affected dwarf shrubs on predator-free islands”
Title
Effects of herbivory on arctic and alpine vegetation
Åsa Lindgren KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) 2007
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- Observation Reindeer grazing in southern Lapland had limited effects on plant community composition and seedling germination.
- Association Tall herbs were shorter and had lower specific leaf area where reindeer were present.
- Association Small herbs showed the opposite trait pattern where reindeer were present.
- Observation Rodents had the largest relative effect on plant community composition in southern Lapland.
- Observation With predators absent, voles increased profoundly and nearly depleted some dwarf shrub species.
- Intervention effect Defoliation reduced a sedge’s nutritional quality.
- Association In Beringia, large herbivores were related to plant species richness.
- Association In Beringia, small herbivores were related to plant abundance.
- Association Plant functional traits were related only to large herbivores and vascular plant standing crop.