Cold truths: how winter drives responses of terrestrial organisms to climate change
Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …
Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve
HP Andreassen, J Sundell, F Ecke, S Halle… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
Most small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the
northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular …
northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular …
Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores
Suggestions of collapse in small herbivore cycles since the 1980s have raised concerns
about the loss of essential ecosystem functions. Whether such phenomena are general and …
about the loss of essential ecosystem functions. Whether such phenomena are general and …
Climate events synchronize the dynamics of a resident vertebrate community in the high Arctic
Recently accumulated evidence has documented a climate impact on the demography and
dynamics of single species, yet the impact at the community level is poorly understood …
dynamics of single species, yet the impact at the community level is poorly understood …
Taking the beat of the Arctic: are lemming population cycles changing due to winter climate?
Reports of fading vole and lemming population cycles and persisting low populations in
some parts of the Arctic have raised concerns about the spread of these fundamental …
some parts of the Arctic have raised concerns about the spread of these fundamental …
Birds and climate change: impacts and conservation responses
JW Pearce-Higgins, RE Green - 2014 - books.google.com
From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …
Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts
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 …
cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and …
Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?
Lemmings are a key component of tundra food webs and changes in their dynamics can
affect the whole ecosystem. We present a comprehensive overview of lemming monitoring …
affect the whole ecosystem. We present a comprehensive overview of lemming monitoring …
An ecosystem-wide reproductive failure with more snow in the Arctic
2018: Arctic researchers have just witnessed another extreme summer—but in a new sense
of the word. Although public interest has long been focused on general warming trends and …
of the word. Although public interest has long been focused on general warming trends and …
Herbivores in Arctic ecosystems: Effects of climate change and implications for carbon and nutrient cycling
Arctic terrestrial herbivores influence tundra carbon and nutrient dynamics through their
consumption of resources, waste production, and habitat‐modifying behaviors. The strength …
consumption of resources, waste production, and habitat‐modifying behaviors. The strength …