Circumpolar Arctic Tundra Vegetation Change Is Linked to Sea Ice Decline

Linkages between diminishing Arctic sea ice and changes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems have not been previously demonstrated. Here, the authors use a newly available Arctic Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) dataset (a measure of vegetation photosynthetic capacity) to document coherent...

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Published in:	Earth interactions Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 1 - 20
Main Authors:	Bhatt, Uma S., Walker, Donald A., Raynolds, Martha K., Comiso, Josefino C., Epstein, Howard E., Jia, Gensuo, Gens, Rudiger, Pinzon, Jorge E., Tucker, Compton J., Tweedie, Craig E., Webber, Patrick J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington American Meteorological Society 01.08.2010
Subjects:	Botany Climate change Ecology Freezing Glaciers Ice Ice breakup Land surface temperature Permafrost Sea ice Taiga & tundra Terrestrial ecosystems Tundra Vegetation changes Wildlife Arctic region
ISSN:	1087-3562, 1087-3562
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