Figure 1. Map of the study region between Riksgränsen and Abisko in subarctic Sweden, on a Digital Elevation Model, with transects along hiking trails Rallarvägen (purple dots), Björkliden (red), and Låktatjåkka (blue). Each transect number along the Rallarvägen indicates the start of each transect, from where it reaches till the consecutive number. Number 41 indicates the end of transect 40. The transect numbers along the Låktatjåkka and Björkliden trail indicate the start of the T-transect (see below), situated perpendicular to the trail into the vegetation. Inset shows the Låktatjåkka trail.