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Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests

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Editors:
  1. M. M. Caldwell

    1. Logan, USA

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  2. G. Heldmaier

    1. Marburg, Germany

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  3. R. B. Jackson

    1. Durham, USA

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  4. O. L. Lange

    1. Würzburg, Germany

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  5. H. A. Mooney

    1. Stanford, USA

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  6. E. -D. Schulze

    1. Jena, Germany

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  7. U. Sommer

    1. Kiel, Germany

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  8. Frans E. Wielgolaski

    1. Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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  9. P. Staffan Karlsson

    1. Department of Plant Ecology Ecolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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  10. Seppo Neuvonen

    1. Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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  11. Dietbert Thannheiser

    1. Department of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  • Provides a sound scientific basis for the sustainable management of Nordic mountain birch forests
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 180)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIV
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  2. History, Environment and Plant Science

    1. History and Environment of the Nordic Mountain Birch

      • F. E. Wielgolaski
      Pages 3-18

    2. Soils and Nutrients in Northern Mountain Birch Forests: A Case Study from Finnmarksvidda, Northern Norway

      • K. -D. Meier, D. Thannheiser, J. Wehberg, V. Eisenmann
      Pages 19-33

    3. Vegetation of the Mountain Birch Forest in Northern Fennoscandia

      • J. Wehberg, D. Thannheiser, K. -D. Meier
      Pages 35-52

    4. Biomass and Production on a Landscape Level in the Mountain Birch Forests

      • H. Tømmervik, F. E. Wielgolaski, S. Neuvonen, B. Solberg, K. A. Høgda
      Pages 53-70

    5. Mountain Birch Growth in Relation to Climate and Herbivores

      • P. S. Karlsson, M. Weih, C. Borg
      Pages 71-86

    6. Effects of Temperature Changes on Survival and Growth in Mountain Birch Populations

      • O. Skre, J. Nilsen, M. Naess, B. Igeland, K. Taulavuori, E. Taulavuori et al.
      Pages 87-98

    7. Phenology and Performance of Mountain Birch Provenances in Transplant Gardens: Latitudinal, Altitudinal and Oceanity-Continentality Gradients

      • J. A. Ovaska, J. Nilsen, F. E. Wielgolaski, H. Kauhanen, R. Partanen, S. Neuvonen et al.
      Pages 99-115

    8. Synthesis Section 1: A Dynamic Forest in a Changing Environment

      • Karlsson P. S., Wielgolaski F. E.
      Pages 117-122

  3. Herbivory

    1. Forest Defoliation Risks in Birch Forest by Insects Under Different Climate and Land Use Scenarios in Northern Europe

      • S. Neuvonen, H. Bylund, H. Tømmervik
      Pages 125-138

    2. Birch Sapling Responses to Severity and Timing of Domestic Herbivore Browsing — Implications for Management

      • A. J. Hester, K. Lempa, S. Neuvonen, K. Høegh, J. Feilberg, S. Arnthórsdóttir et al.
      Pages 139-155

    3. Effects of Reindeer Grazing on Pastures - A Necessary Basis for Sustainable Reindeer Herding

      • K. Lempa, S. Neuvonen, H. Tømmervik
      Pages 157-164

    4. Long-Term Influence of Herbivores on Northern Birch Forests

      • O. Tenow, H. Bylund, A. C. Nilssen, P. S. Karlsson
      Pages 165-181

    5. Synthesis Section 2: Herbivory in Northern Birch Forests

      • S. Neuvonen, F. E. Wielgolaski
      Pages 183-189

  4. Human Impact

    1. Rates and Processes of Natural Regeneration in Disturbed Habitats

      • B. C. Forbes, A. Tolvanen, K. Laine, F. E. Wielgolaski
      Pages 193-202

    2. Recreation at Tree Line and Interactions with Other Land-Use Activities

      • A. Tolvanen, B. Forbes, S. Wall, Y. Norokorpi
      Pages 203-217

    3. Economic Limits and Possibilities for Sustainable Utilization of Northern Birch Forests

      • B. Solberg, H. Tømmervik, D. Thannheiser, S. Neuvonen
      Pages 219-233

    4. The Vegetation Changes and Recent Impact on the Mountain Birch Forest During the Last 40 Years

      • D. Thannheiser, H. Tømmervik, J. Wehberg
      Pages 235-253

    5. Sámi Approaches to Mountain Birch Utilization in Northern Sápmi (Finland and Norway)

      • M. S. Aiko, L. Müller-Wille
      Pages 255-268

    6. Sustainable Reindeer Herding in Mountain Birch Ecosystem

      • K. Lempa, S. Neuvonen, H. Tømmervik
      Pages 269-273
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"Springer's Ecological Studies series provides an invaluable database and synthesis in ecology that  students and researchers alike should be aware of. The series provides very useful insights into ecosystems, providing background and up-to-date information on whole ecosystems and how they function in relation to their environment. This book is no exception. ... I would recommend this book to researchers and students alike, as the data are presented in a very accessible, clear fashion and the content can be extrapolated to many upland ecosystems in the United Kingdom." (Mountain Research and Development)

"The book is well structured and consists of 25 well-written concise chapters mostly by groups of authors … all being specialists in the field. … We have to congratulate all authors in particular the editor on this versatile, highly informative, well organized and concisely written book. … This fascinating book is strongly recommended … . It is a must for libraries of universities, high schools and other institutes and organisations of fundamental and applied research in bio- and geosciences … ." (Fred J. A. Daniëls, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 37 (2), 2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Logan, USA

    M. M. Caldwell

  • Marburg, Germany

    G. Heldmaier

  • Durham, USA

    R. B. Jackson

  • Würzburg, Germany

    O. L. Lange

  • Stanford, USA

    H. A. Mooney

  • Jena, Germany

    E. -D. Schulze

  • Kiel, Germany

    U. Sommer

  • Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Frans E. Wielgolaski

  • Department of Plant Ecology Ecolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    P. Staffan Karlsson

  • Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    Seppo Neuvonen

  • Department of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Dietbert Thannheiser

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests

  • Editors: M. M. Caldwell, G. Heldmaier, R. B. Jackson, O. L. Lange, H. A. Mooney, E. -D. Schulze, U. Sommer, Frans E. Wielgolaski, P. Staffan Karlsson, Seppo Neuvonen, … Dietbert Thannheiser

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b137859

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-22909-4Published: 07 March 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-26595-5Published: 12 January 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 370

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Forestry, Environmental Management, Ecosystems, Climate Change

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