Predicted Arctic vegetation distribution shifts under future climate change

• Main Authors: Richard G. Pearson, S.J. Phillips, M.M. Loranty, P.S.A. Beck, T. Damoulas, S.J. Knight, S.J. Goetz
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > BIOMASS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SHRUBLAND/SCRUB; EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONSERVATION; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > PLANT SUCCESSION; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > GRASSLANDS; OTHER; Arctic; Beck; Climate change
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:60ab0201-2122-43e8-9263-603f17c392db

These data are predicted distributions of vegetation in the Arctic under climate change scenarios for the 2050s, as described in the paper: Pearson, R.G., Phillips, S.J., Loranty, M.M., Beck, P.S.A., Damoulas, T., Knight, S.J., & Goetz, S.J. Shift in Arctic vegetation and associated feedbacks under climate change. Nature Climate Change, 10.1038/NCLIMATE1858.