Cryogenic land surface processes shape vegetation biomass patterns in northern European tundra

Vegetation in tundra ecosystems is constrained by cryogenic land surface processes, despite the fact that models of future biomass changes rarely take these into account, according to field and remote sensing data from northern Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Juha Aalto, Pekka Niittynen, Henri Riihimäki, Miska Luoto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Tundra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00292-7
https://doaj.org/article/10502c738a354141abb1bca6e9081da0
Description
Summary:Vegetation in tundra ecosystems is constrained by cryogenic land surface processes, despite the fact that models of future biomass changes rarely take these into account, according to field and remote sensing data from northern Europe.

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