Invertebrate herbivores depend on external temperature for growth and metabolism.
Continued warming in tundra ecosystems is proposed to result in increased invertebrate …

Soil mesofauna play pertinent roles in soil processes. For example, microarthropods
strongly influence rates of microbial decomposition. The relationship between mesofauna …

As top predators in the Arctic invertebrate fauna, spiders in Svalbard are key components of
the terrestrial ecosystem. However, most descriptions consist of observations of species …

The Arctic tundra is characterised by harsh conditions and environmental gradients are
especially pronounced. Variation in functional traits along such gradients provide insights …

Aquatic insects are often consumed by terrestrial predators in Arctic tundra. However, this
aquatic-terrestrial linkage may be disrupted by rapid warming that is causing a decrease in …

Changing abiotic conditions can affect the phenology of animals and plants with implications
for their reproductive output, especially in rapidly changing regions like the Arctic. For …

Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly altering alpine ecosystems in Alaska. Trees and
woody shrubs are expanding upslope and displacing alpine tundra. As alpine tundra …