Status and trends in Arctic vegetation: Evidence from experimental warming and long-term monitoring

AD Bjorkman, M García Criado, IH Myers-Smith… - Ambio, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Changes in Arctic vegetation can have important implications for trophic
interactions and ecosystem functioning leading to climate feedbacks. Plot-based vegetation …

A review and meta‐analysis of the effects of climate change on Holarctic mountain and upland bird populations

D Scridel, M Brambilla, K Martin, A Lehikoinen… - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain regions are globally important areas for biodiversity but are subject to multiple
human‐induced threats, including climate change, which has been more severe at higher …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change 2022: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat - 2022 - hal.science
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
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 …

Climate warming as a driver of tundra shrubline advance

IH Myers‐Smith, DS Hik - Journal of Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is predicted to alter ecological boundaries in high‐latitude ecosystems
including the elevational or latitudinal extent of tall shrubs in Arctic and alpine tundra. Over …

Eighteen years of ecological monitoring reveals multiple lines of evidence for tundra vegetation change

IH Myers‐Smith, MM Grabowski… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Arctic tundra is warming rapidly, yet the exact mechanisms linking warming and
observed ecological changes are often unclear. Understanding mechanisms of change …

Rapid climate‐driven loss of breeding habitat for Arctic migratory birds

HS Wauchope, JD Shaw, Ø Varpe… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Millions of birds migrate to and from the Arctic each year, but rapid climate change in the
High North could strongly affect where species are able to breed, disrupting migratory …

Arctic shrub growth trajectories differ across soil moisture levels

D Ackerman, D Griffin, SE Hobbie… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The circumpolar expansion of woody deciduous shrubs in arctic tundra alters key ecosystem
properties including carbon balance and hydrology. However, landscape‐scale patterns …

Tundra plant above-ground biomass and shrub dominance mapped across the North Slope of Alaska

LT Berner, P Jantz, KD Tape… - Environmental Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Arctic tundra is becoming greener and shrubbier due to recent warming. This is impacting
climate feedbacks and wildlife, yet the spatial distribution of plant biomass in tundra …

High-resolution mapping of aboveground shrub biomass in Arctic tundra using airborne lidar and imagery

HE Greaves, LA Vierling, JUH Eitel, NT Boelman… - Remote sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Accurate monitoring of climate-driven expansion of low-stature shrubs in Arctic tundra
requires high-resolution maps of shrub biomass that can accurately quantify the current …