Limited decadal growth of mountain birch saplings has minor impact on surrounding tundra vegetation

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Ruud Scharn, Isabel S. Negri, Maja K. Sundqvist, Jørn O. Løkken, Christine D. Bacon, Alexandre Antonelli, Annika Hofgaard, R. Henrik Nilsson, Robert G. Björk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Betula pubescens; climate change; Oroarctic; phylogenetic diversity; plant community structure; treeline advance; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Abisko; Climate change; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9028; https://doaj.org/article/9e616e3ccb0e4077b9a521d5df7e1614

Abstract Temperatures over the Arctic region are increasing at three times the rate of the global average. Consequently, Arctic vegetation is changing and trees are encroaching into the tundra. In this study, we examine the establishment and growth of mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. tortuosa),...