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

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

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  1. Skogforsk Bergen, 5244, Fana, Norway

    O. Skre

  2. Department of Biology, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

    J. Nilsen

  3. Interpro AS, Kokstadflaten 4b, 5061, Kokstad, Norway

    M. Naess

  4. Department of Biology, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

    B. Igeland

  5. Institute of Biology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Oulu, Finland

    K. Taulavuori & E. Taulavuori

  6. Botanical Gardens, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 333, 90571, Oulu, Finland

    K. Laine

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  1. Logan, USA

    M. M. Caldwell

  2. Marburg, Germany

    G. Heldmaier

  3. Durham, USA

    R. B. Jackson

  4. Würzburg, Germany

    O. L. Lange

  5. Stanford, USA

    H. A. Mooney

  6. Jena, Germany

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  7. Kiel, Germany

    U. Sommer

  8. Department of Biology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1045, Blindern 0316, Oslo, Norway

    Frans E. Wielgolaski

  9. Department of Plant Ecology Ecolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Villavägen 14, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden

    P. Staffan Karlsson

  10. Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland

    Seppo Neuvonen

  11. Department of Geography, University of Hamburg, Bundesstr. 55, 20146, Hamburg, Germany

    Dietbert Thannheiser

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Skre, O. et al. (2005). Effects of Temperature Changes on Survival and Growth in Mountain Birch Populations. In: Caldwell, M.M., et al. Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26595-3_6

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