Arctic greening from warming promotes declines in caribou populations

A greener Arctic does not benefit caribou; the shift in tundra vegetation due to warming is associated with declining caribou herds.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Fauchald, Per, Park, Taejin, Tømmervik, Hans, Myneni, Ranga, Hausner, Vera Helene
Other Authors: Norges Forskningsråd
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Greening
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601365
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.1601365
Description
Summary:A greener Arctic does not benefit caribou; the shift in tundra vegetation due to warming is associated with declining caribou herds.

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