Dispersal and fire limit Arctic shrub expansion

Shrub encroachment trends are widespread yet complex. Here the authors demonstrate that not considering dispersal and fire leads to overestimating shrub expansion in Arctic tundra and therefore its role as carbon sink.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Yanlan Liu, William J. Riley, Trevor F. Keenan, Zelalem A. Mekonnen, Jennifer A. Holm, Qing Zhu, Margaret S. Torn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Tundra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31597-6
https://doaj.org/article/5bdd5dbe64644b13b54f6b50d88bef57
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Summary:Shrub encroachment trends are widespread yet complex. Here the authors demonstrate that not considering dispersal and fire leads to overestimating shrub expansion in Arctic tundra and therefore its role as carbon sink.

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