Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ruud Scharn
- University of Gothenburg, Department of Earth Sciences
Isabel S. Negri - Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Jørn O. Løkken
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Christine D. Bacon
- University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Alexandre Antonelli
- Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Description
• How do birch saplings, being the dominant treeline species, that have been established above treeline perform?
• How do these birch saplings affect the surrounding tundra vegetation?
For this, we collected species abundance measurements in 50 x 50 cm plots around birch saplings above the treeline near the Latnjajaure Field Station in northern Sweden. We compared these measurements with control measurements, and reference measurements taken below the treeline. We also looked at the growth (Diameter + Length) of birch saplings over 15 years (2001-2016). The data deposited includes the raw data, code, and statistical models used to analyze the data, and all output (figures and tables) used in the study. Further metadata can be found in the README file included with the data.
Language
English
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Earth Sciences
Funding
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Funding agency:
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas)
- Funding agency's reference number: 942-2015-1382
- Project name on the application: Inverkan av ett varmare klimat på den biologska mångfalden i Arktis
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Time period(s) investigated
2001-07-01 – 2016-07-31
2005-07-01 – 2016-07-31
Species and taxons
betula pubescens ehrh.
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden, Norrbotten County, Kiruna Municipality, Arctic
Geographic description: Latnjajaure field station close to Abisko northern Sweden (68.35°N, 18.49°E).
Scharn, R., Negri, I. S., Sundqvist, M. K., Løkken, J. O., Bacon, C. D., Antonelli, A., Hofgaard, A., Nilsson, R. H., & Björk, R. G. (2022). Limited decadal growth of mountain birch saplings has minor impact on surrounding tundra vegetation. In Ecology and Evolution (Vol. 12, Issue 6). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9028
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9028
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Title of Dataset:
Limited decadal growth of mountain birch saplings has minor impact on surrounding tundra vegetation
2. Author Information
A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
Name: Ruud Scharn
Institution: University of Gothenburg
Email: ruud.scharn@gu.se
B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
Name: Robert Björk
Institution: University of Gothenburg
Email: robert.bjork@gu.se
3. Date of data collection: 2016-07-(4-31)
4. Geograph
Version 1
https://doi.org/10.5878/p826-y513
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ruud Scharn
- University of Gothenburg, Department of Earth Sciences
Isabel S. Negri - Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
Jørn O. Løkken
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Christine D. Bacon
- University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Alexandre Antonelli
- Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
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