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 …
Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time
Ecology Letters (2011) Abstract Understanding the sensitivity of tundra vegetation to climate
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …
Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities
Recent research using repeat photography, long-term ecological monitoring and
dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine …
dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine …
Biological stoichiometry of plant production: metabolism, scaling and ecological response to global change
Biological stoichiometry theory considers the balance of multiple chemical elements in living
systems, whereas metabolic scaling theory considers how size affects metabolic properties …
systems, whereas metabolic scaling theory considers how size affects metabolic properties …
Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide
Worldwide decomposition rates depend both on climate and the legacy of plant functional
traits as litter quality. To quantify the degree to which functional differentiation among …
traits as litter quality. To quantify the degree to which functional differentiation among …
The evidence for shrub expansion in Northern Alaska and the Pan‐Arctic
One expected response to climate warming in the Arctic is an increase in the abundance
and extent of shrubs in tundra areas. Repeat photography shows that there has been an …
and extent of shrubs in tundra areas. Repeat photography shows that there has been an …
Warming of subarctic tundra increases emissions of all three important greenhouse gases–carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide
Rapidly rising temperatures in the Arctic might cause a greater release of greenhouse gases
(GHG s) to the atmosphere. To study the effect of warming on GHG dynamics, we deployed …
(GHG s) to the atmosphere. To study the effect of warming on GHG dynamics, we deployed …
Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome
MD Walker, CH Wahren, RD Hollister… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Recent observations of changes in some tundra ecosystems appear to be responses to a
warming climate. Several experimental studies have shown that tundra plants and …
warming climate. Several experimental studies have shown that tundra plants and …
Understory vegetation as a forest ecosystem driver: evidence from the northern Swedish boreal forest
Vegetation research in boreal forests has tended to focus on the tree component, while little
attention has been paid to understory components such as dwarf shrubs, mosses, and …
attention has been paid to understory components such as dwarf shrubs, mosses, and …
Global response patterns of terrestrial plant species to nitrogen addition
J **a, S Wan - New Phytologist, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Better understanding of the responses of terrestrial plant species under global nitrogen (N)
enrichment is critical for projection of changes in structure, functioning, and service of …
enrichment is critical for projection of changes in structure, functioning, and service of …