Browsing Scientific publications by Author "Johansen, Bernt"
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Future forest distribution on Finnmarksvidda, North Norway
Karlsen, Stein Rune; Tømmervik, Hans; Johansen, Bernt; Riseth, Jan Åge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Finnmarksvidda is Norway’s largest mountain plateau, located in the Arctic/alpineboreal transition area. The area is also a central winter grazing area for the reindeer herds of the indigenous Sámi people. This study ... -
Monitoring cultural heritage environments in Svalbard – Smeerenburg, a whaling station on Amsterdam Island
Thuestad, Alma Elizabeth; Tømmervik, Hans; Solbø, Stian; Barlindhaug, Stine; Flyen, Anne Cathrine; Myrvoll, Elin Rose; Johansen, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Cultural environments are not static and unchanging, they are subject to a number of site transfor-mation processes. Environmental hazards and human activity are among the primary degradation parameters for cultural heritage ... -
Snow season variability in a boreal-Arctic transition area monitored by MODIS data
Malnes, Eirik; Karlsen, Stein Rune; Johansen, Bernt; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Tømmervik, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The duration and extent of snow cover is expected to change rapidly with climate change. Therefore, there is a need for improved monitoring of snow for the benefit of forecasting, impact assessments and the population ... -
Where do the treeless tundra areas of northern highlands fit in the global biome system: toward an ecologically natural subdivision of the tundra biome
Virtanen, Risto; Oksanen, Lauri Kalervo; Oksanen, Tarja Maarit; Cohen, Juval; Forbes, Bruce C.; Johansen, Bernt; Käyhkö, Jukka; Olofsson, Johan; Pulliainen, Jouni; Tømmervik, Hans (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 ...