Antarctic environmental change and biological responses
Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean are facing complex environmental change.
Their native biota has adapted to the region's extreme conditions over many millions of …
Their native biota has adapted to the region's extreme conditions over many millions of …
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems
Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …
Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants
Rapid climate warming is altering Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystem structure and function,
including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are …
including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are …
A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network
Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the
International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been …
International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been …
The importance of understanding annual and shorter-term temperature patterns and variation in the surface levels of polar soils for terrestrial biota
Ground temperatures in the top few centimetres of the soil profile are key in many biological
processes yet remain very poorly documented, especially in the polar regions or over longer …
processes yet remain very poorly documented, especially in the polar regions or over longer …
Increased precipitation leads to earlier green-up and later senescence in Tibetan alpine grassland regardless of warming
P Ma, J Zhao, H Zhang, L Zhang, T Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
It is debatable whether warming or increased precipitation primarily drives the changes of
spring and autumn phenology in alpine grasslands at high elevations like the Tibetan …
spring and autumn phenology in alpine grasslands at high elevations like the Tibetan …
Warmer shorter winters disrupt Arctic terrestrial ecosystems
EJ Cooper - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The Earth is warming, especially in polar areas in which winter temperatures and
precipitation are expected to increase. Despite a growing research focus on winter climatic …
precipitation are expected to increase. Despite a growing research focus on winter climatic …
Deep learning to extract the meteorological by‐catch of wildlife cameras
Microclimate—proximal climatic variation at scales of metres and minutes—can exacerbate
or mitigate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. However, most microclimate …
or mitigate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. However, most microclimate …
Antarctic studies show lichens to be excellent biomonitors of climate change
Lichens have been used as biomonitors for multiple purposes. They are well-known as air
pollution indicators around urban and industrial centers. More recently, several attempts …
pollution indicators around urban and industrial centers. More recently, several attempts …
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) was founded in 1990 as a network of scientists
studying responses of tundra ecosystems to ambient and experimental climate change at …
studying responses of tundra ecosystems to ambient and experimental climate change at …