• Moth Outbreaks Reduce Decomposition in Subarctic Forest Soils 

      Sandén, Hans; Mayer, Mathias; Stark, Sari; Sandén, Taru; Nilsson, Lars Ola; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Wäli, Piippa Riitta; Rewald, Boris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Tree mortality from insect infestations can significantly reduce carbon storage in forest soils. In subarctic birch forests (Betula pubescens), ecosystem C cycling is largely affected by recurrent outbreaks of defoliating ...
    • Translocation of an arctic seashore plant reveals signs of maladaptation to altered climatic conditions 

      Hällfors, Maria; Lehvävirta, Susanna; Aandahl, Tone R.; Lehtimäki, Iida-Maria; Nilsson, Lars Ola; Ruotsalainen, Anna; Schulman, Leif E.; Hyvärinen, Marko T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-20)
      Ongoing anthropogenic climate change alters the local climatic conditions to which species may be adapted. Information on species’ climatic requirements and their intraspecific variation is necessary for predicting the ...