Declining growth of deciduous shrubs in the warming climate of continental western Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Ecology
• Main Authors: Gamm, Cassandra M., Sullivan, Patrick F., Buchwal, Agata, Dial, Roman J., Young, Amanda B., Watts, David A., Cahoon, Sean M. P., Welker, Jeffrey M., Post, Eric
• Other Authors: Cornelissen, Hans, Division of Polar Programs, Division of Environmental Biology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Betula nana; Climate change; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12882; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2745.12882; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2745.12882; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1365-2745.12882; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1111/1365-2745.12882; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2745.12882

Abstract Observational and experimental studies have generally shown that warming is associated with greater growth and abundance of deciduous shrubs in arctic ecosystems. It is uncertain, however, if this trend will persist in the future. Our study examined growth responses of deciduous shrubs to c...