Figure 1.

Experimental settings. (a) Location in the Ume‐Vindel River catchment. The red star indicating the experimental site (Strycksele). (b) Experimental design of turf transplantation (n = 8). The arrows indicate how turfs were transplanted, with colours indicating initial elevation (yellow upland border, green middle and blue low elevation). (c) Discharge 25 km downstream of Strycksele (at the Granåker gauge), with dashed lines indicating when different elevations are flooded (colours as in b). Asterisks indicate when vegetation surveys were performed [Colour figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]