Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: biotic interactions

MA McKinney, J Chételat, SM Burke, KH Elliott… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global climate change has led to profound alterations of the Arctic environment and
ecosystems, with potential secondary effects on mercury (Hg) within Arctic biota. This review …

What do caribou eat? A review of the literature on caribou diet

QMR Webber, KM Ferraro, JG Hendrix… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Historically, the study of caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1788)) diet has
been specific to herds and few comprehensive circumpolar analyses of Rangifer diet exist …

Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants

CG Collins, SC Elmendorf, RD Hollister… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Rapid climate warming is altering Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystem structure and function,
including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are …

Climate change and extreme events are changing the biology of Polar Regions

SA Robinson - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The polar regions have already experienced some of the planet's strongest climatic change
and, regardless of the warming scenario, these regions will experience profound …

Climate presses and pulses mediate the decline of a migratory predator

TJ Clark-Wolf, P Dee Boersma… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Long-term climate changes and extreme climate events differentially impact animal
populations, yet whether and why these processes may act synergistically or …

The increase of an allelopathic and unpalatable plant undermines reindeer pasture quality and current management in the Norwegian tundra

MW Tuomi, TA Utsi, NG Yoccoz… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Ongoing Arctic greening can increase productivity and reindeer pasture quality in the tundra.
However, greening may also entail proliferation of unpalatable species, with consequences …

Collaborative wildlife–snow science: Integrating wildlife and snow expertise to improve research and management

AK Reinking, S Højlund Pedersen, K Elder… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For wildlife inhabiting snowy environments, snow properties such as onset date, depth,
strength, and distribution can influence many aspects of ecology, including movement …

[HTML][HTML] Permafrost degradation services for Arctic greening

W Shijin, P Xiaoqing - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
As an important component of the climate system, permafrost responds significantly to
climate change, and its impact on the ecosystem cannot be ignored. In this study, we …

Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate

LM Trondrud, C Ugland, E Ropstad, LE Loe, S Albon… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
While capture-mark-recapture studies provide essential individual-level data in ecology,
repeated captures and handling may impact animal welfare and cause scientific bias …

Continental synchrony and local responses: Climatic effects on spatiotemporal patterns of calving in a social ungulate

OH Couriot, MD Cameron, K Joly, J Adamczewski… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Warming temperatures and advancing spring are affecting annual snow and ice cycles, as
well as plant phenology, across the Arctic and boreal regions. These changes may be linked …