Recent greening driven by species-specific shrub growth characteristics in Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Larking, Taylor, Davis, Emma, Way, Robert, Hermanutz, Luise, Trant, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Canada; Nain; Arctic; Dwarf birch
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0031; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2020-0031; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2020-0031

Satellite remote sensing is a popular approach for identifying vegetation change in northern environments; however, disentangling ecological processes causing variability in spectral indices remains a challenge. Here, we aim to determine how shrub characteristics differ between low and rapidly green...