Nitrogen restricts future sub-arctic treeline advance in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: A. Gustafson, P. A. Miller, R. G. Björk, S. Olin, B. Smith
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Torneträsk; Climate change; Northern Sweden; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6329-2021; https://doaj.org/article/ac9881467bae406eb196f890d1f71bc6

Arctic environmental change induces shifts in high-latitude plant community composition and stature with implications for Arctic carbon cycling and energy exchange. Two major components of change in high-latitude ecosystems are the advancement of trees into tundra and the increased abundance and siz...