Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia
Sea ice loss is accelerating in the Barents and Kara Seas (BKS). Assessing potential linkages between sea ice retreat/thinning and the region's ancient and unique social–ecological systems is a pressing task. Tundra nomadism remains a vitally important livelihood for indigenous Nenets and their...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 2024-06-23T07:49:59+00:00 Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia Forbes, Bruce C. Kumpula, Timo Meschtyb, Nina Laptander, Roza Macias-Fauria, Marc Zetterberg, Pentti Verdonen, Mariana Skarin, Anna Kim, Kwang-Yul Boisvert, Linette N. Stroeve, Julienne C. Bartsch, Annett Kulttuurin ja Yhteiskunnan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta JPI Climate Academy of Finland 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 12, issue 11, page 20160466 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2016 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 2024-06-10T04:15:12Z Sea ice loss is accelerating in the Barents and Kara Seas (BKS). Assessing potential linkages between sea ice retreat/thinning and the region's ancient and unique social–ecological systems is a pressing task. Tundra nomadism remains a vitally important livelihood for indigenous Nenets and their large reindeer herds. Warming summer air temperatures have been linked to more frequent and sustained summer high-pressure systems over West Siberia, Russia, but not to sea ice retreat. At the same time, autumn/winter rain-on-snow (ROS) events have become more frequent and intense. Here, we review evidence for autumn atmospheric warming and precipitation increases over Arctic coastal lands in proximity to BKS ice loss. Two major ROS events during November 2006 and 2013 led to massive winter reindeer mortality episodes on the Yamal Peninsula. Fieldwork with migratory herders has revealed that the ecological and socio-economic impacts from the catastrophic 2013 event will unfold for years to come. The suggested link between sea ice loss, more frequent and intense ROS events and high reindeer mortality has serious implications for the future of tundra Nenets nomadism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic nenets Sea ice Tundra Yamal Peninsula Siberia The Royal Society Arctic Yamal Peninsula ENVELOPE(69.873,69.873,70.816,70.816) Biology Letters 12 11 20160466 |
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Sea ice loss is accelerating in the Barents and Kara Seas (BKS). Assessing potential linkages between sea ice retreat/thinning and the region's ancient and unique social–ecological systems is a pressing task. Tundra nomadism remains a vitally important livelihood for indigenous Nenets and their large reindeer herds. Warming summer air temperatures have been linked to more frequent and sustained summer high-pressure systems over West Siberia, Russia, but not to sea ice retreat. At the same time, autumn/winter rain-on-snow (ROS) events have become more frequent and intense. Here, we review evidence for autumn atmospheric warming and precipitation increases over Arctic coastal lands in proximity to BKS ice loss. Two major ROS events during November 2006 and 2013 led to massive winter reindeer mortality episodes on the Yamal Peninsula. Fieldwork with migratory herders has revealed that the ecological and socio-economic impacts from the catastrophic 2013 event will unfold for years to come. The suggested link between sea ice loss, more frequent and intense ROS events and high reindeer mortality has serious implications for the future of tundra Nenets nomadism. |
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Forbes, Bruce C. Kumpula, Timo Meschtyb, Nina Laptander, Roza Macias-Fauria, Marc Zetterberg, Pentti Verdonen, Mariana Skarin, Anna Kim, Kwang-Yul Boisvert, Linette N. Stroeve, Julienne C. Bartsch, Annett |
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Forbes, Bruce C. Kumpula, Timo Meschtyb, Nina Laptander, Roza Macias-Fauria, Marc Zetterberg, Pentti Verdonen, Mariana Skarin, Anna Kim, Kwang-Yul Boisvert, Linette N. Stroeve, Julienne C. Bartsch, Annett Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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Forbes, Bruce C. Kumpula, Timo Meschtyb, Nina Laptander, Roza Macias-Fauria, Marc Zetterberg, Pentti Verdonen, Mariana Skarin, Anna Kim, Kwang-Yul Boisvert, Linette N. Stroeve, Julienne C. Bartsch, Annett |
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Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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Sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in Arctic Russia |
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sea ice, rain-on-snow and tundra reindeer nomadism in arctic russia |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0466 |
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Arctic nenets Sea ice Tundra Yamal Peninsula Siberia |
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Arctic nenets Sea ice Tundra Yamal Peninsula Siberia |
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Biology Letters volume 12, issue 11, page 20160466 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X |
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