Relationship of Vegetation Distribution to Soil Properties in Kärkevagge, Swedish Lapland

• Published in: Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 21 - 32
• Main Authors: Darmody, Robert G., Thorn, Colin E., Schlyter, Peter, Dixon, John C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.02.2004; Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
• Subjects: Acid soils; Heathland soils; Heathlands; Meadows; Organic soils; Permafrost; s; Soil fertility; Soil horizons; Soil water; Vegetation

Kärkevagge, an alpine ecosystem in the subarctic, has been the subject of scientific study for half a century. We investigated the relationship of its vegetation to soil properties. At the lowest elevations, on stable portions of the landscape dominated by Betula and Empetrum, are found Spodosols de...