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Anna Palmé, Birgitte Lund, Bjarke Madsen, Elina Kiviharju, Heli Fitzgerald, Hjörtur Thorbjörnsson, Jenny Hagenblad, Jens Weibull, Jonatan Jacobson, Karolina Åsman, Kristina Bjureke, Linn Borgen Nilsen, Magnus Göransson, Maija Häggblom, Marko Hyvärinen, Mora Aronsson, Signe Normand, Urs A. Treier

TemaNord 2025:515

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http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/temanord2025-515

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Cover photo: Inventory and seed collection i Abisko National Park, 2022. Photo by Mora Aronsson.
Published: 13/2/2025

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