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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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2006
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514280075 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514280075 |