A review of climate change impacts on the ecosystem services in the Saami Homeland in Finland

I Markkula, M Turunen, S Rasmus - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is (i) to review the recent studies on weather and climate change in
Finnish Sápmi and to present the literature review findings alongside our survey on the …

Global drivers of tree seedling establishment at alpine treelines in a changing climate

S Lett, E Dorrepaal - Functional Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alpine and Arctic treeline expansion depends on establishment of tree seedlings beyond the
current treeline, which is expected to occur with climate warming. However, treelines often …

Species interactions slow warming-induced upward shifts of treelines on the Tibetan Plateau

E Liang, Y Wang, S Piao, X Lu… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The alpine treeline is commonly regarded as being sensitive to climatic warming because
regeneration and growth of trees at treeline generally are limited by low temperature. The …

Ecosystem change and stability over multiple decades in the Swedish subarctic: complex processes and multiple drivers

TV Callaghan, C Jonasson… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The subarctic environment of northernmost Sweden has changed over the past century,
particularly elements of climate and cryosphere. This paper presents a unique geo …

Increased stem density and competition may diminish the positive effects of warming at alpine treeline

Y Wang, N Pederson, AM Ellison, HL Buckley… - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The most widespread response to global warming among alpine treeline ecotones is not an
upward shift, but an increase in tree density. However, the impact of increasing density on …

Latitudinal forest advance in northernmost Norway since the early 20th century

A Hofgaard, H Tømmervik, G Rees… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The arctic forest–tundra boundary is expected to advance rapidly northwards in
response to climate warming. The purpose of this study was:(1) to analyse region‐wide …

Uppermost global tree elevations are primarily limited by low temperature or insufficient moisture

Y Xie, Z Shen, T Wang, GP Malanson… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of anthropogenic global warming has induced significant upward dispersal of
trees to higher elevations at alpine treelines. Assessing vertical deviation from current …

The shrinking resource base of pastoralism: Saami reindeer husbandry in a climate of change

NJC Tyler, I Hanssen-Bauer, EJ Førland… - … in sustainable food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The productive performance of large ungulates in extensive pastoral grazing systems is
modulated simultaneously by the effects of climate change and human intervention …

Shrub ecosystem structure in response to anthropogenic climate change: A global synthesis

Z Wu, W Wang, W Zhu, P Zhang, R Chang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic warming is predicted to alter ecological boundaries in energy-limited shrub
ecosystems. Yet we still lack a sound understanding of the structural changes that shrub …

A novel framework for disentangling the scale‐dependent influences of abiotic factors on alpine treeline position

BS Case, RP Duncan - Ecography, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐temperature growth limitation largely determines alpine treeline position globally, but
treeline elevation also varies locally at a range of scales in response to multiple biotic and …