The rapidly changing Arctic and its societal implications

JD Ford, T Pearce, IV Canosa… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Arctic is undergoing rapid climate change and is projected to experience the most
warming this century of any world region. We review the societal aspects of these current …

Cross-chapter paper 6: Polar regions

AJ Constable, S Harper, J Dawson, K Holsman… - IPCC AR WGII, 2022 - epic.awi.de
The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …

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 …

Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

ÅØ Pedersen, P Convey, KK Newsham… - Polar …, 2022 - research.rug.nl
For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard,
Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High-Arctic ecosystems and the …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation Changes in the Arctic: A Review of Earth Observation Applications

M Wenzl, CA Baumhoer, AJ Dietz, C Kuenzer - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Arctic, characterised by severe climatic conditions and sparse vegetation, is
experiencing rapid warming, with temperatures increasing by up to four times the global rate …

The Arctic Council: an agent of change?

T Barry, B Daviðsdóttir, N Einarsson… - Global Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arctic Council is an intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation,
coordination and interaction among Arctic States, Indigenous communities and peoples on …

Rapid shifts in Arctic tundra species' distributions and inter‐specific range overlap under future climate change

FM van Beest, LT Beumer, AS Andersen… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Arctic is one of the planet's most rapidly warming regions, with trends
expected to intensify in the future. Projections of shifts in species distributional ranges under …

[HTML][HTML] Disturbance mapping in Arctic tundra improved by a planning workflow for drone studies: Advancing tools for future ecosystem monitoring

I Eischeid, EM Soininen, JJ Assmann, RA Ims… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Arctic is under great pressure due to climate change. Drones are increasingly used as a
tool in ecology and may be especially valuable in rapidly changing and remote landscapes …

Aged diesel and heavy metal pollution in the Arctic tundra (Yamal Peninsula, Russia)

A Karnaeva, O Kulikova, E Mazlova, A Buryak - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Monitoring pollution in Arctic regions is a challenging and important task, regardless of the
way these lands are used. The summer 2019 expedition to the Yamal Peninsula revealed …

Estimated biomass loss caused by the Vaia windthrow in Northern Italy: Evaluation of active and passive remote sensing options

G Vaglio Laurin, N Puletti, C Tattoni, C Ferrara… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Windstorms are a major disturbance factor for European forests. The 2018 Vaia storm, felled
large volumes of timber in Italy causing serious ecological and financial losses. Remote …