The polar regions in a 2 C warmer world

E Post, RB Alley, TR Christensen, M Macias-Fauria… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
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° …

Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

C Rixen, TT Høye, P Macek, R Aerts, JM Alatalo… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Biological collections for understanding biodiversity in the Anthropocene

EK Meineke, TJ Davies, BH Daru… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Global change has become a central focus of modern biology. Yet, our knowledge of how
anthropogenic drivers affect biodiversity and natural resources is limited by a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging perspectives on resource tracking and animal movement ecology

B Abrahms, EO Aikens, JB Armstrong… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Resource tracking, where animals increase energy gain by moving to track phenological
variation in resources across space, is emerging as a fundamental attribute of animal …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Increasing sensitivity of alpine grasslands to climate variability along an elevational gradient on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

L Li, Y Zhang, J Wu, S Li, B Zhang, J Zu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Monitoring and mapping the sensitivity of grassland ecosystems to climate change is crucial
for developing sustainable local grassland management strategies. The sensitivity of alpine …

Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes

M García Criado, IH Myers‐Smith… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Biomes worldwide are shifting with global change. Biomes whose extents are limited by
temperature or precipitation, such as the tundra and savanna, may be particularly strongly …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends and remaining challenges for optical remote sensing of Arctic tundra vegetation: A review and outlook

A Beamish, MK Raynolds, H Epstein, GV Frost… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A systematic review and inventory of recent research relating to optical remote sensing of
Arctic vegetation was conducted, and thematic and geographical trends were summarized …

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 …