Unprecedented fire activity above the Arctic Circle linked to rising temperatures

A Descals, DLA Gaveau, A Verger, D Sheil, D Naito… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Arctic fires can release large amounts of carbon from permafrost peatlands. Satellite
observations reveal that fires burned~ 4.7 million hectares in 2019 and 2020, accounting for …

Phenology of photosynthesis in winter‐dormant temperate and boreal forests: Long‐term observations from flux towers and quantitative evaluation of phenology …

DR Bowling, C Schädel, KR Smith… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
We examined the seasonality of photosynthesis in 46 evergreen needleleaf (evergreen
needleleaf forests (ENF)) and deciduous broadleaf (deciduous broadleaf forests (DBF)) …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing in studies of the growing season: a bibliometric analysis

M Siłuch, P Bartmiński, W Zgłobicki - Remote Sensing, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Analyses of climate change based on point observations indicate an extension of the plant
growing season, which may have an impact on plant production and functioning of natural …

Local interpretation of machine learning models in remote sensing with SHAP: the case of global climate constraints on photosynthesis phenology

A Descals, A Verger, G Yin, I Filella… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Data-driven models using machine learning have been widely used in remote-sensing
applications such as the retrieval of biophysical variables and land cover classification …

Soil temperature dominates forest spring phenology in China

Y Liu, X Liu, Z Fu, D Zhang, L Liu - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in forest phenology regulate ecosystem structure and function and have a
feedback effect on climate, however, the primary factors controlling forest spring phenology …

Alpine shrub growth follows bimodal seasonal patterns across biomes–unexpected environmental controls

S Dobbert, EC Albrecht, R Pape, J Löffler - Communications Biology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Under climate change, cold-adapted alpine ecosystems are turning into hotspots of
warming. However, the complexity of driving forces of growth, associated biomass gain and …

Woody encroachment induced earlier and extended growing season in boreal wetland ecosystems

H Sun, WJ Wang, Z Liu, L Wang, SG Bao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Woody plant encroachment (WPE), a widespread ecological phenomenon globally, has
significant impacts on ecosystem structure and functions. However, little is known about how …

Soil freeze–thaw cycles affect spring phenology by changing phenological sensitivity in the Northern Hemisphere

T Li, B Fu, Y Lü, C Du, Z Zhao, F Wang, G Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of frozen soil-vegetation feedback for predictive models is undergoing enormous
changes under rapid climate warming. However, the influence of soil freeze–thaw (SFT) …

Snowpack permanence shapes the growth and dynamic of non-structural carbohydrates in Juniperus communis in alpine tundra

S Gargiulo, F Boscutti, M Carrer, AL Prendin… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Climate warming is altering snowpack permanence in alpine tundra, modifying shrub growth
and distribution. Plant acclimation to snowpack changes depends on the capability to …