Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time

SC Elmendorf, GHR Henry, RD Hollister… - Ecology …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The resilience and functional role of moss in boreal and arctic ecosystems

MR Turetsky, B Bond‐Lamberty, E Euskirchen… - New …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mosses in northern ecosystems are ubiquitous components of plant communities, and
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …

Will bryophytes survive in a warming world?

X He, KS He, J Hyvönen - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Understanding how plant species respond to climate change is one of the great challenges
in biodiversity conservation and sustainable ecosystem planning. Current studies of the …

Above‐ and belowground linkages in Sphagnum peatland: climate warming affects plant‐microbial interactions

VEJ Jassey, G Chiapusio, P Binet… - Global Change …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands contain approximately one third of all soil organic carbon (SOC). Warming can
alter above‐and belowground linkages that regulate soil organic carbon dynamics and C …

Rain, dew, and humid air as drivers of morphology, function and spatial distribution in epiphytic lichens

Y Gauslaa - The Lichenologist, 2014‏ - cambridge.org
This review is a first attempt to combine and compare spatial distribution of the three main
water sources, rain, dew and humid air, with water-related traits of mainly epiphytic …

An experimental comparison of chemical traits and litter decomposition rates in a diverse range of subarctic bryophyte, lichen and vascular plant species

SI Lang, JHC Cornelissen, T Klahn… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change in the subarctic is expected to influence vegetation composition, specifically
bryophyte and lichen communities, thereby modifying litter decomposition rates and carbon …

Summer warming accelerates sub-arctic peatland nitrogen cycling without changing enzyme pools or microbial community structure

JT Weedon, GA Kowalchuk, R Aerts, J Van Hal… - Global Change …, 2012‏ - pure.knaw.nl
The balance of primary production and decomposition in northern peatlands may shift due to
climate change, with potential feedbacks to atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Nitrogen …

Arctic warming on two continents has consistent negative effects on lichen diversity and mixed effects on bryophyte diversity

SI Lang, JHC Cornelissen, GR Shaver… - Global Change …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the impact of changing temperature regimes on composition and
diversity of cryptogam communities in the A rctic and S ubarctic, despite the well‐known …

Multi-decadal changes in tundra environments and ecosystems: synthesis of the International Polar Year-Back to the Future Project (IPY-BTF)

TV Callaghan, CE Tweedie, J Åkerman, C Andrews… - Ambio, 2011‏ - Springer
Understanding the responses of tundra systems to global change has global implications.
Most tundra regions lack sustained environmental monitoring and one of the only ways to …

How do bryophytes govern generative recruitment of vascular plants?

NA Soudzilovskaia, BJ Graae, JC Douma… - New …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between vascular plants and bryophytes determine plant community
composition in many ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the importance of interspecific …