Demographic consequences of phenological shifts in response to climate change

AM Iler, PJ CaraDonna, JRK Forrest… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
When a phenological shift affects a demographic vital rate such as survival or reproduction,
the altered vital rate may or may not have population-level consequences. We review the …

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° …

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 …

Transitions in Arctic ecosystems: Ecological implications of a changing hydrological regime

FJ Wrona, M Johansson, JM Culp… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous international scientific assessments and related articles have, during the last
decade, described the observed and potential impacts of climate change as well as other …

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 …

Long-term monitoring at multiple trophic levels suggests heterogeneity in responses to climate change in the Canadian Arctic tundra

G Gauthier, J Bêty, MC Cadieux… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Arctic wildlife is often presented as being highly at risk in the face of current climate warming.
We use the long-term (up to 24 years) monitoring records available on Bylot Island in the …

Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

JS Prevéy, C Rixen, N Rüger, TT Høye… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Advancing phenology is one of the most visible effects of climate change on plant
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …

Trophic mismatch and its effects on the growth of young in an Arctic herbivore

M Doiron, G Gauthier, E Lévesque - Global Change Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In highly seasonal environments, timing of breeding of organisms is typically set to coincide
with the period of highest resource availability. However, breeding phenology may not …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of weather on avian growth and implications for adaptation to climate change

D Sauve, VL Friesen, A Charmantier - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is forecasted to generate a range of evolutionary changes and plastic
responses. One important aspect of avian responses to climate change is how weather …

Status and trends of tundra birds across the circumpolar Arctic

PA Smith, L McKinnon, H Meltofte, RB Lanctot, AD Fox… - Ambio, 2020 - Springer
Tundra-breeding birds face diverse conservation challenges, from accelerated rates of Arctic
climate change to threats associated with highly migratory life histories. Here we summarise …