Browsing NINA Brage by Subject "Alpine"
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Effects of mountain biking versus hiking on trails under different environmental conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Recreational use of nature areas is increasing worldwide. All trail-based activities have a certain degradation effect on vegetation and soil, and conflicts between conservation values and recreation may occur. Controversy ... -
Where do the treeless tundra areas of northern highlands fit in the global biome system: toward an ecologically natural subdivision of the tundra biome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)According to some treatises, arctic and alpine sub-biomes are ecologically similar, whereas others find them highly dissimilar. Most peculiarly, large areas of northern tundra highlands fall outside of the two recent ... -
Wild Mountain reindeer Rangifer tarandus tarandus winter foraging: snow-free areas a key resource for feeding
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In a landscape with patchily distributed forage resources, an animal’s distribution may reflect the distribution of the resources if the population is forage-limited in time or space. This may be particularly explicit in ...