Shrub influence on soil moisture, nutrients, temperature and species composition, 2019 - 2020. ...
Shrubification, the expansion and densification of shrubs, is occurring in arctic and alpine zones across the globe (Myers-Smith et al., 2011). This alteration is primarily driven by warming temperatures (Elmendorf et al., 2012b, 2012a), and can have major consequences for the existing vegetation...
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ftdatacite:10.6073/pasta/6111bd3f0bafcf12b67f68644f14b5f5 2024-04-28T08:08:35+00:00 Shrub influence on soil moisture, nutrients, temperature and species composition, 2019 - 2020. ... Brigham, Laurel M 2024 https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6111bd3f0bafcf12b67f68644f14b5f5 https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-nwt.244.1 en eng Environmental Data Initiative dataset dataPackage Dataset 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6111bd3f0bafcf12b67f68644f14b5f5 2024-04-02T11:41:39Z Shrubification, the expansion and densification of shrubs, is occurring in arctic and alpine zones across the globe (Myers-Smith et al., 2011). This alteration is primarily driven by warming temperatures (Elmendorf et al., 2012b, 2012a), and can have major consequences for the existing vegetation (Anthelme et al., 2007; Pajunen et al., 2011; Venn et al., 2014) and for nutrient pools (Sturm et al., 2005; DeMarco et al., 2014) due to the abiotic and biotic effects of shrubs. Shrubs accumulate snow which insulates the ground during the winter and provides more moisture later in the season (Liston et al., 2002). During the summer, shrubs provide shade and wind protection. Additionally, shrubs can increase the soil nitrogen (N) pool through their high input of plant material into the soil (DeMarco et al., 2014). These small-scale climatic and soil alterations have important consequences for plant community dynamics in the arctic and alpine. References: Anthelme, F., Villaret, J.-C., and Brun, J.-J., 2007: ... Dataset Arctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Shrubification, the expansion and densification of shrubs, is occurring in arctic and alpine zones across the globe (Myers-Smith et al., 2011). This alteration is primarily driven by warming temperatures (Elmendorf et al., 2012b, 2012a), and can have major consequences for the existing vegetation (Anthelme et al., 2007; Pajunen et al., 2011; Venn et al., 2014) and for nutrient pools (Sturm et al., 2005; DeMarco et al., 2014) due to the abiotic and biotic effects of shrubs. Shrubs accumulate snow which insulates the ground during the winter and provides more moisture later in the season (Liston et al., 2002). During the summer, shrubs provide shade and wind protection. Additionally, shrubs can increase the soil nitrogen (N) pool through their high input of plant material into the soil (DeMarco et al., 2014). These small-scale climatic and soil alterations have important consequences for plant community dynamics in the arctic and alpine. References: Anthelme, F., Villaret, J.-C., and Brun, J.-J., 2007: ... |
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Shrub influence on soil moisture, nutrients, temperature and species composition, 2019 - 2020. ... |
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