Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map
Abstract Background Herbivores modify the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. Understanding their impacts is necessary to assess the responses of these ecosystems to ongoing environmental changes. However, the effects of herbivores on plants and ecosystem structure and function vary across...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dbfc878e51d04326a3fcdc7895a3f38a 2023-08-27T04:07:06+02:00 Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map Eeva M. Soininen Isabel C. Barrio Ragnhild Bjørkås Katrín Björnsdóttir Dorothee Ehrich Kelly Hopping Elina Kaarlejärvi Anders Lorentzen Kolstad Svetlana Abdulmanova Robert G. Björk C. Guillermo Bueno Isabell Eischeid Rebecca Finger Higgens Jennifer Sorensen Forbey Charles Gignac Olivier Gilg Michael den Herder Hildur Søndergaard Holm Bernice C. Hwang Jane Uhd Jepsen Stefaniya Kamenova Ilona Kater Amanda M. Koltz Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen Chelsea J. Little Petr Macek Karen Marie Mathisen Daniel Metcalfe Jesper Bruun Mosbacher Martin Alfons Mörsdorf Taejin Park Jeffrey Propster Aradhana Roberts Emmanuel Serrano Ferron Marcus P. Spiegel Mariana Tamayo Maria W. Tuomi Megha Verma Katariina Elsa Maria Vuorinen Maria Väisänen René Van der Wal Megan Wilcots Nigel Yoccoz James D. M. Speed 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00240-0 https://doaj.org/article/dbfc878e51d04326a3fcdc7895a3f38a EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00240-0 https://doaj.org/toc/2047-2382 doi:10.1186/s13750-021-00240-0 2047-2382 https://doaj.org/article/dbfc878e51d04326a3fcdc7895a3f38a Environmental Evidence, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2021) Browsing Grazing Grubbing Defoliation Tundra Invertebrate Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-021-00240-0 2023-08-06T00:49:22Z Abstract Background Herbivores modify the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. Understanding their impacts is necessary to assess the responses of these ecosystems to ongoing environmental changes. However, the effects of herbivores on plants and ecosystem structure and function vary across the Arctic. Strong spatial variation in herbivore effects implies that the results of individual studies on herbivory depend on local conditions, i.e., their ecological context. An important first step in assessing whether generalizable conclusions can be produced is to identify the existing studies and assess how well they cover the underlying environmental conditions across the Arctic. This systematic map aims to identify the ecological contexts in which herbivore impacts on vegetation have been studied in the Arctic. Specifically, the primary question of the systematic map was: “What evidence exists on the effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation?”. Methods We used a published systematic map protocol to identify studies addressing the effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation. We conducted searches for relevant literature in online databases, search engines and specialist websites. Literature was screened to identify eligible studies, defined as reporting primary data on herbivore impacts on Arctic plants and plant communities. We extracted information on variables that describe the ecological context of the studies, from the studies themselves and from geospatial data. We synthesized the findings narratively and created a Shiny App where the coded data are searchable and variables can be visually explored. Review findings We identified 309 relevant articles with 662 studies (representing different ecological contexts or datasets within the same article). These studies addressed vertebrate herbivory seven times more often than invertebrate herbivory. Geographically, the largest cluster of studies was in Northern Fennoscandia. Warmer and wetter parts of the Arctic had the largest representation, as did coastal ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fennoscandia Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Environmental Evidence 10 1 |
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Browsing Grazing Grubbing Defoliation Tundra Invertebrate Environmental sciences GE1-350 Eeva M. Soininen Isabel C. Barrio Ragnhild Bjørkås Katrín Björnsdóttir Dorothee Ehrich Kelly Hopping Elina Kaarlejärvi Anders Lorentzen Kolstad Svetlana Abdulmanova Robert G. Björk C. Guillermo Bueno Isabell Eischeid Rebecca Finger Higgens Jennifer Sorensen Forbey Charles Gignac Olivier Gilg Michael den Herder Hildur Søndergaard Holm Bernice C. Hwang Jane Uhd Jepsen Stefaniya Kamenova Ilona Kater Amanda M. Koltz Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen Chelsea J. Little Petr Macek Karen Marie Mathisen Daniel Metcalfe Jesper Bruun Mosbacher Martin Alfons Mörsdorf Taejin Park Jeffrey Propster Aradhana Roberts Emmanuel Serrano Ferron Marcus P. Spiegel Mariana Tamayo Maria W. Tuomi Megha Verma Katariina Elsa Maria Vuorinen Maria Väisänen René Van der Wal Megan Wilcots Nigel Yoccoz James D. M. Speed Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map |
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Abstract Background Herbivores modify the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. Understanding their impacts is necessary to assess the responses of these ecosystems to ongoing environmental changes. However, the effects of herbivores on plants and ecosystem structure and function vary across the Arctic. Strong spatial variation in herbivore effects implies that the results of individual studies on herbivory depend on local conditions, i.e., their ecological context. An important first step in assessing whether generalizable conclusions can be produced is to identify the existing studies and assess how well they cover the underlying environmental conditions across the Arctic. This systematic map aims to identify the ecological contexts in which herbivore impacts on vegetation have been studied in the Arctic. Specifically, the primary question of the systematic map was: “What evidence exists on the effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation?”. Methods We used a published systematic map protocol to identify studies addressing the effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation. We conducted searches for relevant literature in online databases, search engines and specialist websites. Literature was screened to identify eligible studies, defined as reporting primary data on herbivore impacts on Arctic plants and plant communities. We extracted information on variables that describe the ecological context of the studies, from the studies themselves and from geospatial data. We synthesized the findings narratively and created a Shiny App where the coded data are searchable and variables can be visually explored. Review findings We identified 309 relevant articles with 662 studies (representing different ecological contexts or datasets within the same article). These studies addressed vertebrate herbivory seven times more often than invertebrate herbivory. Geographically, the largest cluster of studies was in Northern Fennoscandia. Warmer and wetter parts of the Arctic had the largest representation, as did coastal ... |
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Eeva M. Soininen Isabel C. Barrio Ragnhild Bjørkås Katrín Björnsdóttir Dorothee Ehrich Kelly Hopping Elina Kaarlejärvi Anders Lorentzen Kolstad Svetlana Abdulmanova Robert G. Björk C. Guillermo Bueno Isabell Eischeid Rebecca Finger Higgens Jennifer Sorensen Forbey Charles Gignac Olivier Gilg Michael den Herder Hildur Søndergaard Holm Bernice C. Hwang Jane Uhd Jepsen Stefaniya Kamenova Ilona Kater Amanda M. Koltz Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen Chelsea J. Little Petr Macek Karen Marie Mathisen Daniel Metcalfe Jesper Bruun Mosbacher Martin Alfons Mörsdorf Taejin Park Jeffrey Propster Aradhana Roberts Emmanuel Serrano Ferron Marcus P. Spiegel Mariana Tamayo Maria W. Tuomi Megha Verma Katariina Elsa Maria Vuorinen Maria Väisänen René Van der Wal Megan Wilcots Nigel Yoccoz James D. M. Speed |
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Eeva M. Soininen Isabel C. Barrio Ragnhild Bjørkås Katrín Björnsdóttir Dorothee Ehrich Kelly Hopping Elina Kaarlejärvi Anders Lorentzen Kolstad Svetlana Abdulmanova Robert G. Björk C. Guillermo Bueno Isabell Eischeid Rebecca Finger Higgens Jennifer Sorensen Forbey Charles Gignac Olivier Gilg Michael den Herder Hildur Søndergaard Holm Bernice C. Hwang Jane Uhd Jepsen Stefaniya Kamenova Ilona Kater Amanda M. Koltz Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen Chelsea J. Little Petr Macek Karen Marie Mathisen Daniel Metcalfe Jesper Bruun Mosbacher Martin Alfons Mörsdorf Taejin Park Jeffrey Propster Aradhana Roberts Emmanuel Serrano Ferron Marcus P. Spiegel Mariana Tamayo Maria W. Tuomi Megha Verma Katariina Elsa Maria Vuorinen Maria Väisänen René Van der Wal Megan Wilcots Nigel Yoccoz James D. M. Speed |
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Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map |
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