Shrub ring-width measurements of Salix species over flat terrain near the Dalton Highway in Alaska, 1964 - 2010

• Main Authors: Laia Andreu-Hayles, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Rosanne D'Arrigo, J. Martin-Fernández
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2020
• Subjects: Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Biological Records > Tree Rings; Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Tree Rings; earth science > paleoclimate > tree ring; earth science > paleoclimate > tree-ring > width; SASP; Salix spp.; willow; Continent > North America > United States Of America > Alaska> SG Dalton Highway > LATITUDE 68.7 > LONGITUDE -148.9; geoscientificInformation; Arctic; north slope; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:5da12362-b5f5-4ff2-8097-6b842eab5e6a

Warming in recent decades has triggered shrub expansion in arctic and alpine tundra, which is transforming these temperature-limited ecosystems and altering carbon and nutrient cycles, fire regimes, permafrost stability, land-surface climate-feedbacks, and wildlife habitat. Where and when Arctic shr...