Congratulations to Maria Väisänen who received funding for the project Impacts of grazers on litter decay rates across northern hemisphere revealed using peer-sourced research network and standardized protocols from the UniOulu Arctic Researchers’ Network Call for proposals for Early stage researchers.
The funding will allow purchasing teabags and temperature loggers to address the question: how do herbivory induced differences in vegetation cascade down to litter decay rates? Some pilot sites in Iceland, Norway and Finland with existing grazing exclosures will be used in summer 2021, with the aim of testing the field protocols and expanding the network of sites in coming years.