Photosynthesis and productivity in heterogeneous arctic tundra: consequences for ecosystem function of mixing vegetation types at stand edges

This work was undertaken as part of the ABACUS-IPY consortium and was supported by NERC grant NE ⁄ D005884 ⁄ 1 awarded to G.K.P. and M.C.P., and grant NE ⁄ D005760 ⁄ 1 awarded to R.B. and B.H. Further support was received from British Ecological Society ⁄ Coalbourn trust grants awarded to R.B. and B.J.F. (978 ⁄ 1215 and 1551 ⁄ 1954).

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