Can antibrowsing defense regulate the spread of woody vegetation in arctic tundra?

Global climate warming is projected to promote the increase of woody plants, especially shrubs, in arctic tundra. Many factors may affect the extent of this increase, including browsing by mammals. We hypothesize that across the Arctic the effect of browsing will vary because of regional variation i...

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Published in:	Ecography (Copenhagen) Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 204 - 211
Main Authors:	Bryant, John P., Joly, Kyle, Chapin III, F. Stuart, DeAngelis, Donald L., Kielland, Knut
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2014 Nordic Society Oikos John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:	Arctic region Betula browsing Canada case studies food availability global warming Greenland Iceland mammals nitrogen population dynamics Rangifer tarandus Review & synthesis rivers Scandinavia shrubs Siberia Taiga & tundra tundra wildfires woody plants Canada Scandinavia Arctic region Greenland Iceland Siberia
ISSN:	0906-7590, 1600-0587
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