A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra
It has been hypothesized that climate warming will allow southern species to advance north and invade northern ecosystems. We review the changes in the Swedish mammal and bird community in boreal forest and alpine tundra since the nineteenth century, as well as suggested drivers of change. Observed...
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ftenkore:wikidata-Q30883861 2024-01-07T09:47:06+01:00 A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra Elmhagen, Bodil Kindberg, Jonas Hellström, Peter Angerbjörn, Anders 2015-01-01 https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q30883861 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30883861 https://doi.org/10.1007/S13280-014-0606-8 en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://scholia.toolforge.org/work/Q30883861 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30883861 doi:10.1007/S13280-014-0606-8 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 climate change tundra climate mitigation range shift forest invasion journal article 2015 ftenkore https://doi.org/10.1007/S13280-014-0606-8 2023-12-11T19:24:51Z It has been hypothesized that climate warming will allow southern species to advance north and invade northern ecosystems. We review the changes in the Swedish mammal and bird community in boreal forest and alpine tundra since the nineteenth century, as well as suggested drivers of change. Observed changes include (1) range expansion and increased abundance in southern birds, ungulates, and carnivores; (2) range contraction and decline in northern birds and carnivores; and (3) abundance decline or periodically disrupted dynamics in cyclic populations of small and medium-sized mammals and birds. The first warm spell, 1930-1960, stands out as a period of substantial faunal change. However, in addition to climate warming, suggested drivers of change include land use and other anthropogenic factors. We hypothesize all these drivers interacted, primarily favoring southern generalists. Future research should aim to distinguish between effects of climate and land-use change in boreal and tundra ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra enKORE project AMBIO 44 S1 39 50 |
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It has been hypothesized that climate warming will allow southern species to advance north and invade northern ecosystems. We review the changes in the Swedish mammal and bird community in boreal forest and alpine tundra since the nineteenth century, as well as suggested drivers of change. Observed changes include (1) range expansion and increased abundance in southern birds, ungulates, and carnivores; (2) range contraction and decline in northern birds and carnivores; and (3) abundance decline or periodically disrupted dynamics in cyclic populations of small and medium-sized mammals and birds. The first warm spell, 1930-1960, stands out as a period of substantial faunal change. However, in addition to climate warming, suggested drivers of change include land use and other anthropogenic factors. We hypothesize all these drivers interacted, primarily favoring southern generalists. Future research should aim to distinguish between effects of climate and land-use change in boreal and tundra ecosystems. |
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Elmhagen, Bodil Kindberg, Jonas Hellström, Peter Angerbjörn, Anders |
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Elmhagen, Bodil Kindberg, Jonas Hellström, Peter Angerbjörn, Anders |
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A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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A boreal invasion in response to climate change? Range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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boreal invasion in response to climate change? range shifts and community effects in the borderland between forest and tundra |
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