A review of snow manipulation experiments in Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling microclimate and plant growing conditions for Arctic and alpine ecosystems. Climate change is altering snowfall regimes, which in turn influences snow cover and ultimately tundra plant communities. The interest in winter climate change and...

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Published in:	Polar research Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 95 - 109
Main Authors:	Wipf, Sonja, Rixen, Christian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Routledge 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Wiley-Blackwell
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Meta-analysis plant phenology productivity snow fence snow removal Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems winter ecology Arctic Region PN, Arctic Productivity snow fence Snow Environmental factor Ecology Review Climatic zone Meta-analysis winter ecology plant phenology Phenology Ecosystem Manipulation Polar region Atmospheric precipitation Fence snow removal Tundra
ISSN:	0800-0395, 1751-8369, 1751-8369
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