Arctic tundra shrubification: a review of mechanisms and impacts on ecosystem carbon balance
Vegetation composition shifts, and in particular, shrub expansion across the Arctic tundra
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
As the Arctic warms, vegetation is responding, and satellite measures indicate widespread
greening at high latitudes. This 'greening of the Arctic'is among the world's most important …
greening at high latitudes. This 'greening of the Arctic'is among the world's most important …
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
Shifts in vegetation activity of terrestrial ecosystems attributable to climate trends
Climate change is expected to impact the functioning of the entire Earth system. However,
detecting changes in ecosystem dynamics and attributing such change to anthropogenic …
detecting changes in ecosystem dynamics and attributing such change to anthropogenic …
Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation
Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
From white to green: Snow cover loss and increased vegetation productivity in the European Alps
Mountains are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services, but they are warming about
twice as fast as the global average. Climate change may reduce alpine snow cover and …
twice as fast as the global average. Climate change may reduce alpine snow cover and …
Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome
Arctic warming can influence tundra ecosystem function with consequences for climate
feedbacks, wildlife and human communities. Yet ecological change across the Arctic tundra …
feedbacks, wildlife and human communities. Yet ecological change across the Arctic tundra …
China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management
Satellite data show increasing leaf area of vegetation due to direct factors (human land-use
management) and indirect factors (such as climate change, CO2 fertilization, nitrogen …
management) and indirect factors (such as climate change, CO2 fertilization, nitrogen …
The polar regions in a 2 C warmer world
Over the past decade, the Arctic has warmed by 0.75° C, far outpacing the global average,
while Antarctic temperatures have remained comparatively stable. As Earth approaches 2° …
while Antarctic temperatures have remained comparatively stable. As Earth approaches 2° …
TRY plant trait database–enhanced coverage and open access
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …