Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Thorvaldsen, Pål"
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Coastal heathland vegetation is surprisingly resistant to experimental drought across successional stages and latitude
Haugum, Siri Vatsø; Thorvaldsen, Pål; Vandvik, Vigdis; Velle, Liv Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In the last decade, several major dwarf-shrub dieback events have occurred in northern European coastal heathlands. These dieback events occur after extended periods with sub-zero temperatures under snow-free conditions ... -
Prescribed burning can promote recovery of Atlantic coastal heathlands suffering dieback after extreme drought events
Velle, Liv Guri; Haugum, Siri Vatsø; Telford, Richard James; Thorvaldsen, Pål; Vandvik, Vigdis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Questions During the winter of 2014, an intense drought combined with sub-zero temperatures resulted in a massive Calluna dieback in Norwegian heathlands. We studied the initial vegetation recovery under two management ...