Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …

Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-
cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and …

Warmer temperatures are accelerating the phenology of organisms around the world.
Temperature sensitivity of phenology might be greater in colder, higher latitude sites than in …

Tundra dominates two‐thirds of the unglaciated, terrestrial Arctic. Although this region has
experienced rapid and widespread changes in vegetation phenology and productivity over …

Advancing phenology is one of the most visible effects of climate change on plant
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …

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 …

Nitrogen (N) mineralization, nutrient availability, and plant growth in the Arctic are often
restricted by low temperatures. Predicted increases of cold-season temperatures may be …

For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard,
Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High-Arctic ecosystems and the …

The duration of specific periods within a plant's life cycle are critical for plant growth and
performance. In the High Arctic, the start of many of these phenological periods is …

To remotely monitor vegetation at temporal and spatial resolutions unobtainable with
satellite-based systems, near remote sensing systems must be employed. To this extent we …