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

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: S. Kruse, A. Gerdes, N. J. Kath, L. S. Epp, K. R. Stoof-Leichsenring, L. A. Pestryakova, U. Herzschuh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Taymyr; albedo; taiga; Taymyr Peninsula; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1211-2019; https://doaj.org/article/6bc7d7ca7ad94b778b9fe96c89f37f37

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...