• Snowmelt progression drives habitat selection and vegetation disturbance by an Arctic avian herbivore 

      Eischeid, Isabell; Madsen, Jesper; Ims, Rolf Anker; Nolet, Bart A.; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Schreven, Kees H.T.; Soininen, Eeva Marjatta; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Ravolainen, Virve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12-17)
      Arctic tundra vegetation is affected by rapid climatic change and fluctuating herbivore population sizes. Broad-billed geese, after their arrival in spring, feed intensively on belowground rhizomes, thereby disturbing soil, ...