Dispersal distances and migration rates at the arctic treeline in Siberia – a genetic and simulation-based study

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Kruse, Stefan, Gerdes, Alexander, Kath, Nadja J., Epp, Laura S., Stoof-Leichsenring, Kathleen R., Pestryakova, Luidmila A., Herzschuh, Ulrike
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Taymyr; albedo; taiga; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1211-2019; https://www.biogeosciences.net/16/1211/2019/

A strong temperature increase in the Arctic is expected to lead to latitudinal treeline shift. This tundra–taiga turnover would cause a positive vegetation–climate feedback due to albedo decrease. However, reliable estimates of tree migration rates are currently lacking due to the complex processes...