[HTML][HTML] 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 …
Can bryophyte groups increase functional resolution in tundra ecosystems?
The relative contribution of bryophytes to plant diversity, primary productivity, and ecosystem
functioning increases towards colder climates. Bryophytes respond to environmental …
functioning increases towards colder climates. Bryophytes respond to environmental …
Fine-scale tundra vegetation patterns are strongly related to winter thermal conditions
Harsh winters are a characteristic element of Arctic ecosystems, yet the importance of winter
conditions for Arctic plant communities is still underrepresented in climate change impact …
conditions for Arctic plant communities is still underrepresented in climate change impact …
[HTML][HTML] Multiscale mapping of plant functional groups and plant traits in the High Arctic using field spectroscopy, UAV imagery and Sentinel-2A data
ER Thomson, MP Spiegel, IHJ Althuizen… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, leading to rapid changes in
species composition and plant functional trait variation. Landscape-level maps of vegetation …
species composition and plant functional trait variation. Landscape-level maps of vegetation …
Precipitation consistently promotes, but temperature inversely drives, biomass production in temperate vs. alpine grasslands
W Wu, R Sun, L Liu, X Liu, H Yu, Q Ma, M Qi, L Li… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comparisons of vegetation production between temperate and alpine grasslands are not
well studied, and the understanding of the underlying mechanisms is still incomplete. To …
well studied, and the understanding of the underlying mechanisms is still incomplete. To …
[HTML][HTML] Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant
species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of …
species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of …
Integrating arctic plant functional types in a land surface model using above‐and belowground field observations
Accurate simulations of high‐latitude ecosystems are critical for confident Earth system
model (ESM) projections of carbon cycle feedbacks to global climate change. Land surface …
model (ESM) projections of carbon cycle feedbacks to global climate change. Land surface …
Root diameter, host specificity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition among native and exotic plant species
Plant root systems rely on a functionally diverse range of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to,
among other benefits, extend their nutrient foraging. Extended nutrient foraging is likely of …
among other benefits, extend their nutrient foraging. Extended nutrient foraging is likely of …
Seaweed functional diversity revisited: Confronting traditional groups with quantitative traits
Macroalgal (seaweed) beds and forests fuel coastal ecosystems and are rapidly
reorganizing under global change, but quantifying their functional structure still relies on …
reorganizing under global change, but quantifying their functional structure still relies on …
Decreased soil moisture due to warming drives phylogenetic diversity and community transitions in the tundra
Global warming leads to drastic changes in the diversity and structure of Arctic plant
communities. Studies of functional diversity within the Arctic tundra biome have improved …
communities. Studies of functional diversity within the Arctic tundra biome have improved …