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  • Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve on the west coast of Scotland includes outstanding examples of old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - downy birch (Betula pubescens) rainforests.

    Cool rainforests store more carbon, book finds Juliet Eilperin 2010

  • Reindeer herders report that the abundance and distribution of mountain birch (Betula pubescens) have increased and the abundance and distribution of mat-forming lichens have decreased in Finnmark over the last three to four decades.

    Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010

  • Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve on the west coast of Scotland includes outstanding examples of old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - downy birch (Betula pubescens) rainforests.

    Cool rainforests store more carbon, book finds Juliet Eilperin 2010

  • For example, the mountain birch '' Betula pubescens '' ssp. '' czerepanovii '', the main food plant of the autumnal moth, occurs in the continental parts of the Fennoscandian forest tundra where winter temperatures are occasionally lower than the tolerance limit for over-wintering eggs [165]; however, warmer winters are likely to lead to the exploitation of this existing food source.

    Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009

  • Floral isolation between Aquilegia formosa and A. pubescens.

    Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

  • After about 20 years without grazing by sheep or deer, this willow forms an understorey with other shrubs to a sparse woodland of birch (Betula pubescens) and rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees.

    Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

  • Establishment of long-term grass swards has had some success, and planting birch (Betula pubescens) and native willows (Salix lanata and S. phylicifolia) is proving a successful conservation measure, using mycorrhizal inocula, for re-establishing species and habitat diversity of grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands that were lost through overgrazing [22] [23] although non-native species can cause problems.

    Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

  • The direct effects of UV-B radiation on '' Betula pubescens '' litter decomposing at four European field sites.

    Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009

  • Their potential natural vegetation is deciduous forest of Quercus robur, Q. petraea, Q. pubescens, and other broad-leaved trees.

    Alps conifer and mixed forests 2009

  • Genetics of floral traits influencing reproductive isolation between Aquilegia formosa and A. pubescens.

    Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

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