Long-term effects of snowmelt timing and climate warming on phenology, growth, and reproductive effort of Arctic tundra plant species1

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Esther R. Frei, Gregory H.R. Henry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Alexandra Fiord; experimental warming; experimental snow manipulation; phenology; growth and reproductive traits; International Tundra Experiment (ITEX); Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Canada; Cassiope tetragona; Climate change; Luzula arctica; Papaver radicatum; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0028; https://doaj.org/article/6a3ce0e2668c48e1b94c9e3c44b537b5

Arctic regions are particularly affected by rapidly rising temperatures and altered snow regimes. Snowmelt timing depends on spring temperatures and winter snow accumulation. Scenarios for the Arctic include both decreases and increases in snow accumulation. Predictions of future snowmelt timing are...