Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole and Third Pole: Trends, mechanisms and consequences
Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole (AP hereafter) and Third Pole (Tibetan Plateau,
TP hereafter) can trigger a series of climate responses and have global consequences …
TP hereafter) can trigger a series of climate responses and have global consequences …
Arctic tundra shrubification: a review of mechanisms and impacts on ecosystem carbon balance
Vegetation composition shifts, and in particular, shrub expansion across the Arctic tundra
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome
Arctic warming can influence tundra ecosystem function with consequences for climate
feedbacks, wildlife and human communities. Yet ecological change across the Arctic tundra …
feedbacks, wildlife and human communities. Yet ecological change across the Arctic tundra …
Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
IH Myers-Smith, JT Kerby, GK Phoenix… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
As the Arctic warms, vegetation is responding, and satellite measures indicate widespread
greening at high latitudes. This 'greening of the Arctic'is among the world's most important …
greening at high latitudes. This 'greening of the Arctic'is among the world's most important …
The polar regions in a 2 C warmer world
E Post, RB Alley, TR Christensen, M Macias-Fauria… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Over the past decade, the Arctic has warmed by 0.75° C, far outpacing the global average,
while Antarctic temperatures have remained comparatively stable. As Earth approaches 2° …
while Antarctic temperatures have remained comparatively stable. As Earth approaches 2° …
Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming
TW Crowther, KEO Todd-Brown, CW Rowe… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The majority of the Earth's terrestrial carbon is stored in the soil. If anthropogenic warming
stimulates the loss of this carbon to the atmosphere, it could drive further planetary …
stimulates the loss of this carbon to the atmosphere, it could drive further planetary …
Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability
AWR Seddon, M Macias-Fauria, PR Long, D Benz… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The identification of properties that contribute to the persistence and resilience of
ecosystems despite climate change constitutes a research priority of global relevance. Here …
ecosystems despite climate change constitutes a research priority of global relevance. Here …
Evidence for a weakening relationship between interannual temperature variability and northern vegetation activity
S Piao, H Nan, C Huntingford, P Ciais… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Satellite-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), a proxy of
vegetation productivity, is known to be correlated with temperature in northern ecosystems …
vegetation productivity, is known to be correlated with temperature in northern ecosystems …
Temperature and vegetation seasonality diminishment over northern lands
L Xu, RB Myneni, FS Chapin Iii, TV Callaghan… - Nature climate …, 2013 - nature.com
Global temperature is increasing, especially over northern lands (> 50° N), owing to positive
feedbacks. As this increase is most pronounced in winter, temperature seasonality (ST) …
feedbacks. As this increase is most pronounced in winter, temperature seasonality (ST) …
Climate warming as a driver of tundra shrubline advance
IH Myers‐Smith, DS Hik - Journal of Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is predicted to alter ecological boundaries in high‐latitude ecosystems
including the elevational or latitudinal extent of tall shrubs in Arctic and alpine tundra. Over …
including the elevational or latitudinal extent of tall shrubs in Arctic and alpine tundra. Over …