Expansion of Canopy-Forming Willows Over the Twentieth Century on Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Published in: AMBIO
• Main Authors: Isla H. Myers-Smith, David S. Hik, Catherine Kennedy, Dorothy Cooley, Jill F. Johnstone, Alice J. Kenney, Charles J. Krebs
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Herschel Island; Yukon; Herschel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0168-y

Canopy-forming shrubs are reported to be increasing at sites around the circumpolar Arctic. Our results indicate expansion in canopy cover and height of willows on Herschel Island located at 70° north on the western Arctic coast of the Yukon Territory. We examined historic photographs, repeated vege...