Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems: Part 1 Plants and Microorganisms

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Description of Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems....Pages 3-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Soils of Fennoscandian IBP Tundra Ecosystems....Pages 31-40
Climate and Hydrology of Some Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems....Pages 41-53
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Introduction....Pages 57-61
Flora and Plant Sociology in Fennoscandian Tundra Areas....Pages 62-67
Survey of the Main Plant Communities on Hardangervidda....Pages 68-73
Vegetation Mapping at Hardangervidda....Pages 74-81
Dispersal and Primary Establishment of Vegetation....Pages 82-85
Comparison of Plant Structure on Grazed and Ungrazed Tundra Meadows....Pages 86-93
Plant Phenology of Fennoscandian Tundra Areas....Pages 94-102
Measurement of Leaf Areas and Leaf Angles of Plants at Hardangervidda, Norway....Pages 103-110
Plant Biomass and Primary Production of Fennoscandian Subarctic and Subalpine Forests and of Alpine Willow and Heath Ecosystems....Pages 111-120
Primary Productivity of Alpine Meadow Communities....Pages 121-128
Growth in Populations of Andromeda polifolia on a Subarctic Mire....Pages 129-134
Weight Increase of Some Lichens as Related to Carbon Dioxide Exchange and Thallus Moisture....Pages 135-137
CO 2 Exchange and Growth of Rhacomitrium lanuginosum and Dicranum elongatum....Pages 138-148
On the Effect of Continuous Light on Photosynthesis in Mosses....Pages 149-162
Acclimatization Effect in Photosynthesis and Respiration....Pages 163-167
CO 2 Exchange in Norwegian Tundra Plants Studied by Infrared Gas Analyzer Technique....Pages 168-183
Photosynthesis and Respiration of Plants Studied by Field Technique at Hardangervidda, Norway....Pages 184-193
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
The Seasonal Pattern of Photosynthesis of Some Vascular Plants on a Subarctic Mire....Pages 194-200
Energy Content and Use of Solar Radiation of Fennoscandian Tundra Plants....Pages 201-207
Distribution of 14 C Photosynthates in Norwegian Alpine Plants....Pages 208-215
Pigment Structure of Vascular Plants, Mosses and Lichens at Hardangervidda, Norway....Pages 216-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Introduction....Pages 227-229
Decomposition, Microbiology, and Ecosystem Analysis....Pages 230-238
Biomass and Production of Soil and Litter Fungi at Scandinavian Tundra Sites....Pages 239-243
Microfungal Populations of the Abisko Area, Northern Sweden....Pages 244-250
Bacterial Populations of Some Fennoscandian Tundra Soils....Pages 251-260
Comparisons of Decomposition Rates Measured by Means of Cellulose....Pages 261-267
Plant Litter Decomposition at Fennoscandian Tundra Sites....Pages 268-278
Carbon Losses from Tundra Soils....Pages 279-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Introduction....Pages 289-291
Nitrogen Fixation in Lichens at Kevo, North-Finland....Pages 292-304
Nitrogen Fixation by Bacteria and Free-Living Blue-Green Algae in Tundra Areas....Pages 305-315
Mineral Content of Tundra and Forest Tundra Plants in Fennoscandia....Pages 316-332
Analysis of Precipitation at Fennoscandian Tundra Sites....Pages 333-338
Organic Compounds in Alpine Plants....Pages 339-350
The Input and Significance of Particulate Terrestrial Organic Carbon in a Subalpine Freshwater Ecosystem....Pages 351-359
Back Matter....Pages 360-367