[1] Arctic landscapes have visually striking patterns of small polygons, circles, and
hummocks. The linkages between the geophysical and biological components of these
systems and their responses to climate changes are not well understood. The
“Biocomplexity of Patterned Ground Ecosystems” project examined patterned-ground
features (PGFs) in all five Arctic bioclimate subzones along an 1800-km trans-Arctic
temperature gradient in northern Alaska and northwestern Canada. This paper provides an …

Arctic landscapes have visually striking patterns of small polygons, circles, and hummocks.
The linkages between the geophysical and biological components of these systems and
their responses to climate changes are not well understood. The “Biocomplexity of Patterned
Ground Ecosystems” project examined patterned‐ground features (PGFs) in all five Arctic
bioclimate subzones along an 1800‐km trans‐Arctic temperature gradient in northern
Alaska and northwestern Canada. This paper provides an overview of the transect to …