Publications

Peer-reviewed papers

A cage on the tundra. Photo — Photo: Kristin Odden Nystuen

Opedal, Ø.H., Nystuen, K.O., Hagen, D., Holien, H., Sørensen, M.V., Lang, S.I., Lindmo, S., Strimbeck, G.R. & Graae, B.J. 2021. Herbivores reduce seedling recruitment in alpine plant communities. Nordic Journal of Botany 39.

Small plant in nature. Photo — Photo: Kristin Odden Nystuen

Marsman, F., Nystuen, K.O., Opedal, Ø.H., Foest, J.J., Sørensen, M.V., De Frenne, P., Graae, B.J. & Limpens, J. Determinants of tree seedling establishment in alpine tundra. Journal of Vegetation Science 00: 1-15.

Three researchers preparing the equipment for an experiment. Photo — Photo: Mia Vedel Sørensen

Sørensen, M.V., Graae, B.J., Classen, A., Enquist, B.J. & Strimbeck, R. 2019. Drivers of C cycling in three arctic-alpine plant communities. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 51: 128-147.

Charts showing carbon fluxes in arctic-alpine ecosystems. Photo

Strimbeck, G.R., Graae, B.J., Lang, S. & Sørensen, M.V. 2019. Functional group contributions to carbon fluxes in arctic-alpine ecosystems. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 51: 58-68.

Illustration of potential lichen-plant recruitment interactions in lichen heaths

Nystuen, K.O., Sundsdal, K., Opedal, Ø.H., Holien, H., Strimbeck, G.R. & Graae, B.J. 2019. Lichens facilitate seedling recruitment in alpine heath. Journal of Vegetation Science 30: 868-880.

Sheep in nature — Photo: Mia Vedel Sørensen

Sørensen, M.V., Graae, B.J., Hagen, D., Enquist, B.J., Nystuen, K.O. & Strimbeck, R. 2018. Experimental herbivore exclusion, shrub introduction, and carbon sequestration in alpine plant communities. BMC Ecology 18: 29.

Charts showing carbon storage fluxes

Sørensen, M.V., Strimbeck, R., Nystuen, K.O., Kapas, R.E., Enquist, B.J. & Graae, B.J. 2018. Draining the Pool? Carbon Storage and Fluxes in Three Alpine Plant Communities. Ecosystems 21: 316-330.

PhD theses

Samples in nature marked. Photo — Photo: Kristin Odden Nystuen

Nystuen, K.O., 2020. Drivers of plant recruitment in alpine vegetation. PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

Plants on the tundra. Photo — Photo: Mia Vedel Sørensen

Sørensen, M.V., 2018. Carbon budget consequences of deciduous shrub expansion in alpine tundra ecosystems. PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

Master theses

Sundsdal, Kristine. 2015. Effects of lichens on seed germination and seedling emergence of vascular plants on Dovre. MSc thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

Eckert, Diana. 2015. Photosynthetic response to increasing temperatures – a comparison between prostrate and erect alpine shrubs. MSc thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

Liasjø, Arnt Ove Storøy. 2016. Carbon fluxes in mosses in alpine ecosystems. MSc thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.