The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems

GHR Henry, RD Hollister, K Klanderud, RG Björk… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) was founded in 1990 as a network of scientists
studying responses of tundra ecosystems to ambient and experimental climate change at …

Little directional change in the timing of Arctic spring phenology over the past 25 years

NM Schmidt, T Kankaanpää, M Tiusanen… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
With the global change in climate, the Arctic has been pinpointed as the region experiencing
the fastest rates of change. As a result, Arctic biological responses—such as shifts in …

Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time‐lapse cameras and deep learning

HMR Mann, A Iosifidis, JU Jepsen… - Remote Sensing in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of spring is a widespread biological response to climate change observed
across taxa and biomes. However, the species level responses to warming are complex and …

Phenology at high altitudes

DW Inouye, FE Wielgolaski - Phenology: An integrative environmental …, 2025 - Springer
High-altitude climates, which strongly influence phenology, are determined by global,
regional, and local processes and patterns. Phenology at high altitudes in the temperate …

Effects of short-and long-term experimental warming on plant–pollinator interactions and floral rewards in the Low Arctic

RS Khorsand, F Sancier-Barbosa, JL May… - Arctic …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Plant phenological and growth responses to experimental warming are widely documented,
but less is known about warming effects on plant–pollinator interactions. We investigated the …

Diverging trends and drivers of Arctic flower production in Greenland over space and time

A Becker-Scarpitta, LH Antão, NM Schmidt… - Polar Biology, 2023 - Springer
The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate. While changes in plant community composition
and phenology have been extensively reported, the effects of climate change on …

Large herbivores link plant phenology and abundance in Arctic tundra

E Post, RC Higgins, PS Bøving, C John, M Post… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plant phenological dynamics have been well studied in relation to abiotic conditions and
climate change, but comparatively poorly studied in relation to herbivory. In contrast, plant …

Summer temperature—but not growing season length—influences radial growth of Salix arctica in coastal Arctic tundra

JS Boyle, S Angers-Blondin, JJ Assmann… - Polar Biology, 2022 - Springer
Arctic climate change is leading to an advance of plant phenology (the timing of life history
events) with uncertain impacts on tundra ecosystems. Although the lengthening of the …

Short‐term effects of summer warming on caribou forage quality are mitigated by long‐term warming

AJ Leffler, HA Becker, KC Kelsey, DA Spalinger… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid Arctic climate change is leading to woody plant‐dominated ecosystems with potential
consequences for caribou foraging and nutritional ecology. While warming has been clearly …

Drivers of shrub growth across the tundra, treeline, and boreal ecosystems

D Jerome - 2023 - era.ed.ac.uk
Rapid climate change in high northern latitudes has led to the expansion of shrubs across
the tundra and at treeline (often termed “shrubification”). This widespread vegetation change …