Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

Recent research using repeat photography, long-term ecological monitoring and dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine tundra ecosystems. Here, we (1) synthesize these findings, (2) present a conceptual framework that identifies mechanisms and constraints o...

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Published in:	Environmental research letters Vol. 6; no. 4; p. 045509
Main Authors:	Myers-Smith, Isla H, Forbes, Bruce C, Wilmking, Martin, Hallinger, Martin, Lantz, Trevor, Blok, Daan, Tape, Ken D, Macias-Fauria, Marc, Sass-Klaassen, Ute, Lévesque, Esther, Boudreau, Stéphane, Ropars, Pascale, Hermanutz, Luise, Trant, Andrew, Collier, Laura Siegwart, Weijers, Stef, Rozema, Jelte, Rayback, Shelly A, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela, Wipf, Sonja, Rixen, Christian, Ménard, Cécile B, Venn, Susanna, Goetz, Scott, Andreu-Hayles, Laia, Elmendorf, Sarah, Ravolainen, Virve, Welker, Jeffrey, Grogan, Paul, Epstein, Howard E, Hik, David S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol IOP Publishing 01.12.2011
Subjects:	Air temperature alpine vegetation Anthropogenic factors arctic tundra birch betula-glandulosa cassiope-tetragona Climate change Dendrochronology Disturbances dwarf shrub Ecological monitoring Ecosystems environmental-change experimental manipulation Fluxes Herbivory Human influences Latitude Nutrients Permafrost Permafrost thaws Photography plant community responses recent climate-change retrogressive thaw slumps Satellite observation Shrubs Snow cover Taiga & tundra Tundra
ISSN:	1748-9326, 1748-9326
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