Vegetation phenology is considered an important biological indicator in understanding the
behaviour of ecosystems and how it responds to environmental cues. Changes in vegetation …

The ability of many species to adapt to the shifting environmental conditions associated with
climate change will be a key determinant of their persistence in the coming decades. This is …

The cumulative effects of climate warming on herbivore vital rates and population dynamics
are hard to predict, given that the expected effects differ between seasons. In the Arctic …

Changes in primary productivity have the potential to substantially alter food webs, with
positive outcomes for some species and negative outcomes for others. Understanding the …

The migratory tundra caribou herds in North America follow decadal population cycles, and
browsing from abundant caribou could be expected to counteract the current climate-driven …

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 …

Large herbivore populations respond strongly to remotely sensed measures of primary
productivity. Whereas most studies in seasonal environments have focused on the effects of …

Winter is a critical season for reindeer herding, with the amount and quality of snow being
among the most important factors determining the condition of reindeer and the annual …

Ongoing Arctic greening can increase productivity and reindeer pasture quality in the tundra.
However, greening may also entail proliferation of unpalatable species, with consequences …

The Arctic is viewed as most sensitive to climate warming and subject to a general greening.
Yet, summer weather conditions, which differ greatly among years, are believed to have little …