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Scandes: S-Norway

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The climate across the S-N Scandinavian mountain range varies from more oceanic (humid) on the W-side to more continental (drier) on the E-side. The examples for Sweden are for the E-side, the examples presented here are for the W-side. The Dovre fjell is a large plateau on the way from Oslo to Trondheim at around 1000 m elevation, which is at or just above the birch treeline.

 

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1 - Dovrefjell

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2 - Dovrefjell

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3 - Various Cladina sp. (Cladoniaceae) lichens.

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4 - Salix reticulata (Salicaceae)

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5, 6 - A rich ecosytem of lichen crusts on a rock surface.

 

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29 August 2011
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