It is commonly asserted that human communities in the Arctic are highly vulnerable to
climate change, with the magnitude of projected impacts limiting their ability to adapt. At the …

Forest and freshwater ecosystems are tightly linked and together provide important
ecosystem services, but climate change is affecting their species composition, structure, and …

The dangers that future climate change poses to physical, biological, and economic systems
are accounted for in analyses of risk and increasingly figure in decision-making about …

A synthesis was carried out to examine Alaska's boreal forest fire regime. During the 2000s,
an average of 767 000 ha⊙ year–1 burned, 50% higher than in any previous decade since …

Despite a keen awareness of climate change, northern Indigenous Peoples have had
limited participation in climate-change science due to limited access, power imbalances …

Local and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) systems are thought to be particularly
valuable for fostering adaptation and resilience to environmental and climate change. This …

Amplified climate change in the Arctic has altered interactions between rural communities
and local wild resources. Shifting interactions warrant analysis because they can influence …

Abstract Norton-Smith, Kathryn; Lynn, Kathy; Chief, Karletta; Cozzetto, Karen; Donatuto,
Jamie; Hiza Redsteer, Margaret; Kruger, Linda E.; Maldonado, Julie; Viles, Carson; Whyte …

This paper assesses the resilience of Alaska's boreal forest system to rapid climatic change.
Recent warming is associated with reduced growth of dominant tree species, plant disease …

Climate change is altering the species composition, structure, and function of vegetation in
natural terrestrial ecosystems. These changes can also impact the essential ecosystem …